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I'm no virgin anymore or: i won my 1st Madeira auction lot
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 4:23 pm
by Andreas Platt
OK, so i'm a happy man, i just got 2 Barbeito Malvasiass: 1900 & 1875 @ UKP 140 resp. UKP 200.
Any ideas on how long these can/should be stored before opened?
Will decanting be necessary?
Thanks
Andreas
Re: I'm no virgin anymore or: i won my 1st Madeira auction lot
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 9:02 pm
by John Danza
Congrats Andreas! Those are very nice bottlings.
I would recommend leaving them alone for a few days after they arrive. After that, I would definitely decant them just to give them air. I think that all madeiras benefit from the aeration they get from decanting. Once that's done, they'll last for a very long time in the decanter.
Please post notes once you've tried them.
All the best,
John
Re: I'm no virgin anymore or: i won my 1st Madeira auction lot
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 12:08 am
by Reidar Andersen
Bravo, take good car eof them. I have got some info that Barbeito more or less have stopped selling
the old ones for the time being. Even in Norway where they always were in stock have none of the old ones...
Re: I'm no virgin anymore or: i won my 1st Madeira auction lot
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 4:38 am
by Andy Velebil
Andreas, Good deal!
Re: I'm no virgin anymore or: i won my 1st Madeira auction lot
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 7:49 pm
by Heather Hathwell
Congratulations Andreas. Not a bad beginning!