NV Barbeito Malvasia Reserve 5 Years
Posted: 14:23 Thu 12 Feb 2015
First of all, I have to make a confession (which I fear will lead to my eviction from TPF):
I don't really like Madeira. The older a Madeira and thus the more Madeira-tasting, the less I like it (that's why I didn't want a second glass of the 20Y Terrantez we had at the O&C Club after last year's Port Walk).
Yet, by implication this means that the younger a Madeira and thus the less-Madeira tasting, the more I like it.
So far, the only Madeira I really like is Blandy's Alvada (a 5 Year blend of Bual and Malvasia).
Thus I was tempted to buy this 5 Year Malvasia in a local shop. The label at the back of the bottle says that this wine was made in the traditional Canteiro-method.
The bottle is open now for a day:
amber-coloured, smells of caramel, medium body, in the mouth apricot, caramel and acidity, in the aftertaste apricot and acidity, good length (30 sec), apricot lingers on the palate after swallowing, not that sweet for a Malvasia, good in my opinion and suits my requirements (see above), yet the Alvada is still a little better. Nevertheless, it's good to have an alternative for variation.
I don't really like Madeira. The older a Madeira and thus the more Madeira-tasting, the less I like it (that's why I didn't want a second glass of the 20Y Terrantez we had at the O&C Club after last year's Port Walk).
Yet, by implication this means that the younger a Madeira and thus the less-Madeira tasting, the more I like it.
So far, the only Madeira I really like is Blandy's Alvada (a 5 Year blend of Bual and Malvasia).
Thus I was tempted to buy this 5 Year Malvasia in a local shop. The label at the back of the bottle says that this wine was made in the traditional Canteiro-method.
The bottle is open now for a day:
amber-coloured, smells of caramel, medium body, in the mouth apricot, caramel and acidity, in the aftertaste apricot and acidity, good length (30 sec), apricot lingers on the palate after swallowing, not that sweet for a Malvasia, good in my opinion and suits my requirements (see above), yet the Alvada is still a little better. Nevertheless, it's good to have an alternative for variation.
