1850 D'Oliveira Verdelho Vintage Madeira
Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 10:06 am
[Madeira @ Triomphe (New York City)]: This is more like it! Dark in color, probably spent a good amount of time in cask. Very rich and concentrated, but the richness is never overbearing as the acidity is in picture perfect balance. A bit hedonistic for a Verdelho, but there is soooo much to like here that it cannot be denied its stature as GREAT. Mind-blowing intensity. (96)
10/18/2008
[Madeira @ Plumpjack's (San Francisco)]: Much better than the last time I tried this. Another dark, cola-colored wine. Kalediscopic and intense, almost painful in intensity, which I prize in Madeira. Super long, luscious and extracted, with a fudgy and dried fruit core. Super acids. (96)
4/3/2008
[Madeira @ Triomphe (NYC)]: Darker caramel color. First hint of “browner” flavor: molasses, caramel and brown sugar. A bit of a “sweaty” aroma which eventually blew off. An herbal note was detected on the mid-palate with lovely walnut and nut-skin notes that haunted the finish. VERY GOOD. (92)
1/20/2007
10/18/2008
[Madeira @ Plumpjack's (San Francisco)]: Much better than the last time I tried this. Another dark, cola-colored wine. Kalediscopic and intense, almost painful in intensity, which I prize in Madeira. Super long, luscious and extracted, with a fudgy and dried fruit core. Super acids. (96)
4/3/2008
[Madeira @ Triomphe (NYC)]: Darker caramel color. First hint of “browner” flavor: molasses, caramel and brown sugar. A bit of a “sweaty” aroma which eventually blew off. An herbal note was detected on the mid-palate with lovely walnut and nut-skin notes that haunted the finish. VERY GOOD. (92)
1/20/2007