For The Love Of Port

$34.99 at Marty's Fine Wines in Newton, MA. This is the 10-year madeira. Opening the bottle last night, the fragrance was muted. There was little acidity, but the sweetness and caramel were very pleasant. This was a very nice wine that would be a wonderful daily drink. Today, the acidity arrived. This is the finest 10-year madeira I have had. The acidity and sweetness are well balanced and the alcohol is not prominent. To my taste, this is better than the RWC Imperial Malmsey.

I need to go back and order a case of various 10-year Borges madeiras and find out if the importer brought in any of the 15-year

As Dan noted in the Port section, I also went out to look for bargains on the Massachusetts sales tax holiday weekend. In addition to 3 (all they had) of the Borges, I bought Blandy's 1977B at $144, 2 Blandy's 1976T ar $120, and 5 Donnhoff 2007 Oberhauser Brucke Spatlese at $35.

Who's bringing in Borges? I'd love to get a case of the 15yo!

The importer listed on the bottle is:

Aidil Wines & Liquors
Newark, NJ 07102
973-642-0044
http://www.aidilwines.com/

If the 15-yo are better than 10-yo, I would certainly like to try them. The store also had the basic wines, but I did not buy any.

I am so happy on behalf of Isabel and the rest of the wonderful people at Borges that is now available in the US...

It is not due to lack of trying, trust me there. I spent two years trying to help here on the W. coast and in Alberta, Canada too. Aidil is a top notch importer and one of the best for a full lineup of Portuguese wines.

I've ordered a case of the 10-year malmsey. According to the store, the distributor carries only the 10-year malmsey and two 3-year wines. Let's give thanks for the 3-tier system. I asked them to check to see if the distributor can get other wines, but I'll probably have to contact Aidil to see what other stores might carry the Borges wines.