Hello.
I'm a rare visitor here, mostly because I don't know much about port or madeira. But I appreciate both, and I recently had an experience I have to share. My note is below.
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2006 Haak Jacquez Madeira (USA, Texas)
1/13/2010:
nose: honeyed almonds, sweet citrus. Rather delicious, really.
palate: Holy Toledo, could I possibly sing the praises of a wine from Texas? This has a lovely lemon-rind quality to it that balances the honey-sweet apricot perfectly. Really, perfectly. The midpalate is custardly thick, unctuous, and filling. The finish is long, evenly peppered with herbal sensations. Wild like the West. I could go on butchering cowboy metaphors, but this has caught me too off guard. Order some in the local saloon and prove me wrong, I dare you.
Edit: Night three, this had become more custard-like, taking upon it a more creme-brulee texture, and even a hint of banana peel (!). I really dont' like banana peel, but this was just lovely. I wonder if I have to go all the way to Texas to buy more....
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I really think this is fantastic. I went in with an open mind, almost entirely due to the fact that this particular bottle was handed to me by a well-known port lover. If I hadn't had that sort of introduction to the bottle, I probably would have served it with a blind eye and a "Let's see how bad this is!" attitude.
You may know my friend. His name is Roy. And he approves this message. (Kidding!)
TN: Texas Madeira (no really)
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Hi Megan,
Nice note! Roy has pulled out a bottle of Haak before, if I remember my notes correctly, and surprised a handful of us with it. Your TN reminded me of the one that I had. Was yours a rather light (for a madeira), almost yellow or golden yellow color?
Nice note! Roy has pulled out a bottle of Haak before, if I remember my notes correctly, and surprised a handful of us with it. Your TN reminded me of the one that I had. Was yours a rather light (for a madeira), almost yellow or golden yellow color?
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Hello, Glenn.Glenn E. wrote:Hi Megan,
Nice note! Roy has pulled out a bottle of Haak before, if I remember my notes correctly, and surprised a handful of us with it. Your TN reminded me of the one that I had. Was yours a rather light (for a madeira), almost yellow or golden yellow color?
I have limited experience with Madeira. But yes, it appeared lighter in color than what I had expected. Came in this fat, kinda squat bottle with a lovely, saloon-style label. Quite the conversation piece! I wish we could have kept it around longer - by the third night it had improved greatly, but was therefore too tasty to not finish. And I looked on their website - looks like they don't ship to WA state.
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I agree. This is surprising good. I was expecting to be disappointed, however I think that it actually is quite fine.
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Who woulda thunk such nice nectar would come from Texas of all places ... not the first place I think of when considering Madeira knock-offs that are going to be really good.
Megan, thanks for popping in here. What a nice surprise.
My wife told me your hubby just landed something fantastic. Please send him my congrats!
Come on back ... you are always welcome here.
Megan, thanks for popping in here. What a nice surprise.
My wife told me your hubby just landed something fantastic. Please send him my congrats!
Come on back ... you are always welcome here.
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