In addition, according to the label, this particular wine mellowed in its cask for at least 148 years before bottling for Gustav VI of Sweden (reign: 1950-73). Only four bottles were found in a London warehouse.
The whereabouts of two bottles remain a mystery, as he purchased only two, drank one – and now offers this remaining bottle for your Madeira collector friends’ enjoyment.
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A gent in the US approached me about the bottle and it is a bit rich for my blood, even though it is by far and away the most amazing Madeira I have ever had (twice). It is in very fine shape, was purchased by the current owner in 1997 and he wants to sell the other one. Send me a Private Message if you are seriously interested, but please realize this is not in inexpensive bottle!
I have no interest in this beyond putting a buyer and seller together to work out the details. I will not be making a commission in case one of the skeptics out there was curious.
Roy