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Madeira Blandy Sercial 10 years Dry

€ 29.30 / 50 cl

Producer	Blandy's
Region	Madeira
Grapes	Sercial
Ageing	10 years in oak casks
Alcohol	19%vol
Serving	16-18°C, lightly chilled as an aperitif No need to decant, keeps for a few months once opened
Scores	92/100 Wine Enthusiast 90/100 Jamie Goode 90/100 CellarTracker (19 notes)

Dry, fresh and nutty: the aperitif Madeira.

Tasting note

A delicate, dry Madeira, pale topaz with a golden tint. Aromas of dried fruit, wood and citrus, with a fresh, long, dry and nutty finish. Topped up with tonic as a long drink, Sercial is the perfect refresher on warm evenings.

The story

Sercial is the white grape behind the driest style of Madeira: the spirit is only added at the end of fermentation, when almost all the sugar has fermented. Its very high acidity when young earned this late-ripening grape the name Esgana Cão (dog strangler), and it is why Sercial usually ages for a long time. It grows in the highest vineyards in the south, at around 600-800 m, or in the cooler north. Sercial is somewhat reminiscent of Riesling.

Food pairing

Lightly chilled as an aperitif, with salted almonds, olives, smoked fish, oysters, charcuterie and cheese. Especially good with goat’s cheese and other dry cheeses such as feta, and Portuguese cheeses like Queijo Fresco, Requeijão, Rabaçal and Picante da Beira Baixa. Also lovely with Chinese food, tuna and sushi.

Critics & Awards

92/100 Wine Enthusiast | Tasted: Feb 1990

90/100 Jamie Goode | Tasted: May 2010

90/100 CellarTracker (19 notes)

Silver – International Wine Challenge 2014 and International Wine & Spirit Competition 2015
Bronze – International Wine Challenge 2015, Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 and International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014

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Madeira Blandy Sercial 10 years Dry

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