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NV Barbeito Coronation Boal Madeira for Fortnum & Mason
Posted: 17:46 Mon 15 Sep 2014
by Alex Bridgeman
From a half bottle. Bottled in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Queen's Coronation in 2013. Amber orange in colour with a strong nose of VA, iodine and sea salt. The iodine and salt dominate the palate, but the palate spreads out well and envelops the tongue and has a lovely balance between acidity and sweetness. There is a delicious explosion of flavour on the aftertaste. Lovely madeira. 89/100. Drunk 04-Sep-14. Decanted 1 hour.
Re: NV Barbeito Coronation Boal Madeira for Fortnum & Mason
Posted: 19:41 Mon 15 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
Very interesting. Was this a limited bottling or did you only buy it recently?
Re: NV Barbeito Coronation Boal Madeira for Fortnum & Mason
Posted: 20:57 Mon 15 Sep 2014
by Alex Bridgeman
It was bought on the day it was drunk. It is a limited bottling from 2013 but Fortnum's seem to have plenty left.
Re: NV Barbeito Coronation Boal Madeira for Fortnum & Mason
Posted: 21:37 Mon 15 Sep 2014
by djewesbury
I must point that this was not a half bottle if it was
one of these. I think this is particularly pertinent given your comments about bottle sizes elsewhere.
Re: NV Barbeito Coronation Boal Madeira for Fortnum & Mason
Posted: 23:31 Fri 19 Sep 2014
by Alex Bridgeman
djewesbury wrote:I must point that this was not a half bottle if it was
one of these. I think this is particularly pertinent given your comments about bottle sizes elsewhere.
That is what it was. Thank you - it was an imp and not a half bottle!
I confess, by the time the madeira appeared I was happily helping myself to the 100 year-old port and was paying very little attention to anything else.