Blandy's - Sercial Madeira 10 Year NV (750ml)

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Producer	Blandy's
Country	Portugal
Varietal	Madeira
Sku	123712
Size	750ml

Blandy's Description

Wine Enthusiast
Review Date: 12/2008

As warmer weather approaches, this is a wine that should immediately come to mind at aperitif time. This bone-dry style, with its inimitable nutty character, is so fresh, so vibrant. It has some tannins, enlivening acidity giving a great lift at the end. Bring on the freshly salted, roasted almonds.

John Gilman
Review Date: 01/2014

Blandy’s Ten Year-Old Sercial is quite light in color, with a distinctive golden tinge to this amber wine. The complex bouquet is bright and nicely high-toned, wafting from the glass in a mix of orange peel, dried apples, cardamom-like spice tones, salty soil, a dollop of green olive and a gently smoky topnote. On the palate the wine is full-bdoied, crisp and quite seamless in its balance, with a fine core, impressive complexity and excellent length and grip on the focused and very classy finish. Fine juice.

Vinous
Review Date: 03/2016

Chris Blandy told me that the Non Vintage Sercial 10 Year Old was exposed to greater heat than previous bottlings, the fermentation stopped slightly early to increase the level of residual sugar (55 grams per liter) and speed up the aging process. Bottled in 2015, it has a detailed bouquet with beeswax, cloves, grilled walnut and a hint of undergrowth. The palate is medium-bodied with a slight bitterness on the entry. Moderate weight in the mouth with well-judged acidity, there is just a suggestion of viscosity towards the finish that is oxidative and tinged with lemongrass. It just needs a little more persistence perhaps? Still, this should offer a decade's worth of drinking pleasure, possibly more. (NM)