Unknown Madeira
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Anything but Port, this includes all non-Port fortified wines even if they call themselves Port. There is a search facility for this part of the forum.
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Unknown Madeira
Emergency Drinking, The Crusting Pipe, Friday 19 August 2011. Links:
Re: Unknown Madeira
Unknown still. Probably madeira!
Ben
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- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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Re: Unknown Madeira
Honestly, nobody seems to believe me. It was Madeira. Absolutely. Without doubt. Madeira.benread wrote:Unknown still. Probably madeira!
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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Re: Unknown Madeira
An unlabelled bottle, sealed with an unbranded cork. The contents were a pale golden colour, 10% opaque, but with a strong bouillion and seaweed nose. Sweet in the mouth - perhaps a boal. Modest mouthfeel and palate, strongly acidic but balanced by the sweetness. Modest on the aftertaste but a big finish. Perhaps suffering from a short decant time for a bottle that appears to have been from the '50s. 82/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.