2011 Blandy Colheita Sercial
€ 105.00
A blend from cooler vineyards on the north side of the island at Seixal and some of the highest vineyards at Jardim da Serra on the south side, just 1,733 bottles produced: pale amber with a pronounced orange glint; gently lifted, appetising savoury almond and hazelnut aromas with a hint of spirit and spice; lithe on the palate rather than austere as is the case with some Sercial, this is fresh and delicate with a streak of greengage acidity (total acidity 7.5g/l) leading to a long, savoury salted pretzel finish. Already very accessible (softened by 50gl/ residual sugar) and a thoroughly uplifting aperitif. 17,5/20 - Richard Mayson
Food-pairing
Excellent as an aperitif, pairs well with Caesar salad, spicy protein soups, onion soup.
The excellent companion to a pipe, cigar or aromatic tobacco.
Grapes: Sercial
Sercial is traditionally the white variety used for the driest Madeira style. A sercial is always dry! This means that only at the end of the fermentation, when almost all sugars have been fermented, alcohol is added. The late race is also called 'Esgana Cão' (dog resident) because of his extremely high acidity in his youth. Because of that almost undrinkable acidity, sercial usually ripens quite long. Sercial comes from the highest vineyards in the south, about 600-800m or in the cooler North.
Winemaker
Blandy - Madeira Wine Association
Alcoholcontent
20%
Store & Serve
Always store a Madeira wine upright.
Madeira's acids are so strong that they attack the cork if the bottle is stored horizontally
Does not need to be decanted. Serve : 18°C
To drink until 2050
Critics & Awards
18/20 - Grandes Escolhas Tasted: Oct 2024
91/100 - Wine Enthusiast Tasted: Nov 2024
With its fruit and wood aromas, and its orange marmalade flavor, this dry Madeira is now delicious, still hinting at fruit and with a smoky aftertaste.
Producer: Blandy
Region: Madeira