2010 Blandy Verdelho Colheita Madeira medium dry

€ 105.00 / 50 cl

Released in 2023, this Madeira shows complex hints of caramelized peach fruit, fine Cognac and hay, with mouth-filling acidity, creamy texture and a seamless long finish.

Food-pairing

As an aperitif, oxtail soup (no, not in it but with it!), Shrimp cream soup, asparagus cream soup, lobster with tarragon vinaigrette, Caesar salad, smoked duck with mango chutney, pigeon with macadamia and star anise, Peking duck to name a few. Nuts: hazelnuts. Cheese: cottage cheese, matured cheeses, sweet nutty cheeses.

Fish: smoked salmon, shrimp cocktail with granny smith, mussels, sardines.

Meat: almost all types of meat: chicken, duck, pork, natural steak. Classic and perfect with smoked ham.

Typical Madeira dish: swordfish with banana and passion fruit. Fried pineapple.

Grapes: Verdelho

Also known as Gouveio in the rest of Portugal. Is the most widely planted white variety. The style has a light sweetness and is off-dry / medium dry. Planted at altitudes of 400-600, especially in the North, and ripens late. The grape is the main ingredient for Rainwater.

Winemaker

Blandy - Madeira Wine Association

Alcoholcontent

20%

Store & Serve

Always keep a Madeira wine upright.

Madeira's acids are so strong that they attack the cork if the bottle is stored horizontally

Serve as an aperitif at 10 °C and 16 °C as a dessert wine.

Madeira is a wine that has matured for several years in an oxidative environment, after which it is bottled in a reductive environment. It is therefore useful to open the bottles a few hours in advance. The bottles can then be stored almost indefinitely, since the air no longer affects Madeira wines. In fact, after months - if anything still rest - the wine tastes better than when you open the bottle.

Critics & Awards

Really exciting wine that people can revisit over all the holiday season; this grabbed my attention. Bright orange. Obviously aged but with some sweetness and so much nutty, aged character. Long and herbs and just so much interest! Fabulous undertow. Jancis Robinson MW. Friday 6th Oct 2023

Tags: Madeira - Blandy