For The Love Of Port

Hello all, new member here. I probably won't post with any frequency as I more enjoy just reading the TN's, etc. However, wanted to buy someone a birthday bottle of 1936 Barbeito Bual, but can't find a TN anywhere that would help me feel more comfortable dropping the 400 bones or so it would take to pick one up.
Does anyone have any insight into this wine, TN or otherwise? For instance, when was it actually bottled?

Dallas V.

Dallas,


Welcome to !

Unfortunately this is one I have never tasted. It is not from a popular wine year from virtually anywhere in the world and certainly not Madeira or the Douro, but I can't think of anywhere else really. Please let us know how you like the bottle and it would be nice to have you come back and join us once in awhile if you find the time. About the only thing that I can remotely say that will help, is that at the bare minimum this could not have been bottled prior to 1956, but it is far more likely that it was in the last two decades.

Dallas,

I'm sorry I somehow missed this post the other day Welcome to I am glad you have stopped in to say hi. I've not had the bottle you mention before but if you end up getting it, that sounds like one really nice gift!! If you get a chance to try it, or any other Madeira or Port, please drop a little note and let us know how you liked it. Again, welcome to the forum :hello:

Sorry Dallas,
I too don't have any TNs about this particular wine. But Broadbent rated the 1936 Madeira vintage as "very good" in general and I included a tasting note from a 1936 Boal from H.M.Borges to show that there is at least one solid vintage Madeira from 1936. The TN was taken from the Madeira WineGuide.

1936
H. M. Borges Boal
Bottle: Modern bottle of industrial make, very short driven cork with wax cover, very moist and in excellent condition with a handwritten 1936 on it - strange. No crusting.
Color: Rather pale iodine (for a Boal) with orange rim. Little sediment.
Nose: Strong nose with a little acetone at first, then fruity treacle and ginger cake.
Palate: Quite strong impression of burnt aromas, then some apricot marmelade with good sweetness and corresponding acidity. Some coffee-like toffee-ish aromas follow and end with an ashy, slightly bitter but very aromatic finish of medium length. Directly compared to the Amaro wine of the same year, this Boal offers much more complexity.
Footnote: 94 points in 12/2006.

If you ever open your Barbeito 1936 would you mind posting a TN?

Best
Peter

I have been out of pocket for a few days. Thank you all for the replies, I do appreciate the feedback. I will come back with a tasting note if and when we open the bottle.

Regards,
Dallas