Description

Dessert Wine: 1988 | Blandy’s | Vintage Malmsey

When first opened, this wine shows its oxidative side, the warmth of alcohol bringing pepper and leather notes to the pear nectar flavors.

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Producer: Blandy’s

Vintage: 1988

Size: 750ml

ABV: 20%

Varietal: Malvasia

Country/Region: Portugal, Madeira

When first opened, this wine shows its oxidative side, the warmth of alcohol bringing pepper and leather notes to the pear nectar flavors. The beefiness of the wood tannins fades into more subtle flavors with air, layers of marzipan, woodland mushrooms, glistening with richness.

Producer Information

John Blandy first set foot on Madeira in 1807. In 1989, the Symington family became partners with the Blandy family and is helping to reinvigorate the Madeira trade. Grapes are grown in volcanic soil and hand harvested due to steeply terraced cliffs. The resulting wines are highly acidic and were found by historical accident to benefit from being heated – a process that would destroy any other wine. Originally, Madeiras were heated by the sun, stored in casks on the decks of boats exploring the world during the 18th century. Today, Madeiras are heated in a process called estufagem, which gives them great concentration and an incredible capacity to age while retaining some of the vibrant acidity unique to these wines. The Blandy family is unique in being the only family of all the original founders of the Madeira wine trade to still own and manage their own original wine company. Throughout its long history on the island, the family has played a leading role in the development of Madeira wine throughout its long history. Members of the family continues to live on Madeira, maintaining a tradition that goes back to 1811; 2 centuries of fine wine production.