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Vinhos Barbeito – Single Cask 409 C
Yes, it’s a Tinta Negra. And yes, it’s absolutely brilliant! The 1996 Single Cask 409 C is one of those wines that everyone with prejudiced Tinta Negra thoughts should taste. Well, the rest of us...
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Vinhos Barbeito – 2002 Malvasia Single Cask 260 D + E
Don’t you just love it, when you still can sense the primary fruit and the typicity of a grape variety – and yet get some age and balance on top of that? Welcome to the world of colheitas! The more...
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Garrafão 22 – Straight from mother’s house
The point of writing about a wine few will ever taste? No, it’s not about bragging. Not at all. It’s just that when a wine reaches such heights as the Vinhos Barbeito 1875 Malvasia Garrafão no. 22, I...
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Preserving A Wine World Heritage – Blandy’s 1988 Vintage Malmsey
Certain wines are more important to write about. Partly for being reference points demonstrating what can be achieved, but also as in this specific case, in order to highlight the frailness of what...
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H M Borges 1995 Boal Colheita – A Future Vintage Madeira
More H M Borges. More Boal. The Colheita wines of the company are rarely seen but worth tracking down. The 1995 Boal for example; a wine bottled in 2005 and now with a decade in bottle. It has a...
View ArticleBlandy’s 1996 Malmsey Colheita
The 1996 Malmsey from Blandy’s is a perfect example why I just love the colheitas. 15 years in cask really shows and although it isn’t a Frasqueira, the wine is not that far away. Today the vintage...
View Article2012 Primeira Paixão Merlot
I’m a supporter of the table wines of Madeira. They’re much needed for the inseperable travel and gastronomy industry and won’t oppose a threat to the island’s fortified wine industry. Sure, they’re...
View Article1980 Terrantez From The Olím Brothers
Wine is supposed to be consumed, not kept, although some bottles come with a certain psychological barrier. Like the 1980 Terrantez from the Olím brothers Artur and Edmundo, a k a Artur Barros e...
View ArticleNew Release: Blandy’s 2008 Harvest Malmsey
Nowadays, when tasting a new Madeira release, I’m almost always impressed. Madeira wine has never been better but what perhaps should be emphasized even more is that this doesn’t seem to be enough...
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1811 Malvasia Candida – Or?
A friend of mine came with this sample, an 1811 Malvasia Candida. Unknown producer though. Bought in Portugal. Yeah, I know, I have great friends but that is the wine world. So many fantastic people...
View ArticleV For Verdelho – Blandy’s 1973
Yes, I am a sucker for Verdelho. Yes, it is my favourite Madeira grape. No, I’m not renaming the site Mad about Verdelho. How we perceive wine will always be of subjective matter. There’s no point...
View ArticleBlandy’s – 1968 Verdelho Vintage
Nervous and at the same time longing. Last Friday I had my copy in front of me, the hundredth issue of the wine magazine I write for, Scandinavian Livets Goda. My piece was an extensive one, on Etna,...
View ArticleA Monumental Bual – Blandy’s 1966
2015 was a year filled with good news when it comes to Madeira wine. Tinta Negra was elevated, a new category saw daylight – the 50 Years Old blend, IVBAM launched a promotion and support plan for...
View ArticleNew Releases by D’Oliveiras During 2016
During 2016, d’Oliveiras will release six new wines and two of them will most likely receive som extra attention. The new wines, or old is perhaps a better choice, are expected to start entering the...
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HM Borges 1877 Terrantez – A Storyteller
I probably should focus totally on what’s in the glass, the 1877 Terrantez, a monumental wine and a memory for life. A wine bought by the company’s founder Henrique Menezes Borges shortly after he...
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A New Table Wine; Atlantis Verdelho
Is there a future for the table wines of Madeira? 10 years ago that question was fully legitimate. Today it’s a no brainer. Like asking if the pope is catholic. And I’m pretty sure we’ve just seen...
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New Colheita from Justino’s – The 1997 Verdelho
“The easiest vintage I’ve worked with since I started 15 years ago. Smaller crop but most of all, healthy grapes.” The words are Juan Teixeira’s, winemaker and general manager at Justino’s. He pours...
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A Benchmark Boal
Last year, d’Oliveiras released the following quintet; 1929 Tinta Negra, 1986 Boal, 1990 Sercial, 1994 Malvasia and 2003 Verdelho Colheita. As has become the case with the company’s new releases, the...
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Blandy’s 1979 Verdelho
Last year the Swedish Wine Magazine I write for, Livets Goda, published an in-depth article about the latest news from the Madeira wine scene. Among many things mentioned, I highlighted the brilliant...
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HM Borges Releases A Tinta Negra Colheita
It’s still a bit of a novelty although two years has already passed since Tinta Negra was upgraded to a recommended grape – and allowed to be written on the front label. But perhaps it’s due to the...
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