Tastes, Scarcity, Quality, Budgeting...Go!

[Daniel Fraley]

I thought this might be a fun thread...

You have $1500 of disposable income for madeira... From the Rare Wine Co's current inventory, build your perfect/ideal case! http://www.rarewineco.com/fine-wines/?r ... untry=2242

Shipping and/or taxes are excluded from this exercise. Inventory includes any pre-arrivals.

Ready...set...(pretend) shop!

[Barry Sunderland]

Daniel, you're as obsessed as I am.

(1) 1875 D'Oliveiras Family Reserve Malvasia
(1) 1920 Cossart Gordon Malmsey

or go for...

(1) H&H Old Bual
the rest of the $$ out into '88 D'Oly Terrantez and/or Barbeito Single Casks...

[Daniel Fraley]

Too true Barry, too true...

What say you to this:

(3) RWC Historic Series Stratford Hall
(2) 1997 Barbeito Canteiro Single Cask 113b+e
(3) 1988 D'Oliveira Terrantez
(1) 1973 D'Oliveira Verdelho Madeira
(1) 1971 D'Oliveira Terrantez Madeira
(1) Pacheco, A.G., Madeira [Leacock Collection]
(1) 1905 D'Oliveira Verdelho Madeira

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[Barry Sunderland]

Well thought out...

[Roy Hersh]

I like Barry's pair above.

[Steve Pollack]

Too true Barry, too true...

What say you to this:

(3) RWC Historic Series Stratford Hall
(2) 1997 Barbeito Canteiro Single Cask 113b+e
(3) 1988 D'Oliveira Terrantez
(1) 1973 D'Oliveira Verdelho Madeira
(1) 1971 D'Oliveira Terrantez Madeira
(1) Pacheco, A.G., Madeira [Leacock Collection]
(1) 1905 D'Oliveira Verdelho Madeira

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Not a bad case! However, I tasted the Pacheco, A.G., Madeira [Leacock Collection] at the Leacock tasting in SF a few years back. It was the most disappointing wine of the entire tasting. I would recommend the 1912 D'Oliveira Verdelho in its place.

[Daniel Fraley]

I was fortunate enough to grab a bottle of the 1912 last year, it definitely lives up to the expectations... I popped, poured, tasted, closed my eyes, and literally saw sparks on the backs of my eyelids, then went a little weak-kneed. It got even better over the following months... Very curious to try the 1905 now!

On the Pacheco, it would seem from the tasting notes it showed better in New York? I grabbed this from CT:

"This wine was a bit of a disappointment in San Francisco, due to a muddied and slightly sour taste, I suspected it needed further decanting back then. I’m not sure if the different decanting regimen was responsible for the difference this time around, but I absolutely fell in love with this wine in New York… I now comprehend the foundation for its lofty reputation. This had a nervous tension about it, a lovely severity. Haunting cognac, brown spice and cedar notes. A somewhat minerally, dusty, savory finish as well. Lovely length. Bravo!"

[Barry Sunderland]

We had the 1912 D'Oly Verd. at the SF tasting in May. Most of us thought it was the best of the flight.

[Justin A]

Drank half a bottle of the '12 d'Oliveiras Verdelho about a week ago. Better than the '05 in my opinion.

[Eric Ifune]

Might try a tasting of the various D'Oliveiras Verdelhos.

[John Vachon]

In Burgundy many cases are 6 bottles now so.

Using some of my favorites:

1-D'Oliveira Bual 1903 $495

3-D'Oliveira Bual 1968 $450

2-D'Oliveira Sercial 1937 $550

Total $1495