Madeira
Madeira
Blandy’s 1968 Sercial Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
Mid-deep amber with an olive-green rim, opening on lifted smoke and a distinctly savoury note. The palate is dry but not austere, combining crystallised fruit with incisive acidity and remarkable intensity. Greengage brings a fresh, tart lift through the centre. The finish is mouthwatering and persistent, moving from fruit to fine woodsmoke and a final touch of savoury complexity.
Miles Rainwater Medium Dry Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
Topaz colour with golden reflections leads to dried fruit, orange peel and wood. The palate is medium-dry, with refreshing citrus character and a long finish. Fermentation uses natural yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel before fortification. The wine then undergoes three months of heating and cooling, followed by three years in American oak. It contains eighteen percent alcohol.
Blandy’s Rainwater Medium Dry Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
Rainwater is made from Tinta Negra and presented in a medium-dry style. Pale golden colour accompanies nutty aromas and a light, fresh palate. Vinification begins in stainless steel with natural yeast, and fortification takes place after about four days. Maturation lasts three years in American oak casks. The wine is blended, filtered and clarified before bottling and contains eighteen percent alcohol.
Blandy’s 2011 Bual Colheita Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
Hand-harvested Bual matures under the canteiro system in 650-litre American oak casks until bottling. Amber-gold colour accompanies toasted walnut, crystallized fig and date, and dried-fruit cake. Rounded and medium-sweet, the wine has biscuit and vanilla butter-cookie notes, fresh acidity and a long finish. It contains twenty percent alcohol, carries the DOP Madeira designation and comes from Calheta on Madeira.
Blandy’s 2011 Malmsey Colheita Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
Hand-harvested Malmsey matures under the canteiro system in 650-litre American oak casks until bottling. Amber-gold colour is present. Floral tea, spice, fruitcake and brandy-soaked raisins are part of the profile. The wine is sweet and full-bodied. Concentrated milk, mature brandy, spice and a long finish are also present. It contains twenty percent alcohol and comes from São Jorge on Madeira.
Blandy’s 2011 Sercial Colheita Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
Hand-harvested Sercial matures under the canteiro system in 650-litre casks until bottling. The dry, fresh profile combines candied citrus, aged brandy and saffron, with lemon character and a long finish. Brandy and orange marmalade are also present. The grapes come from cooler northern vineyards near Seixal and elevated southern sites near Jardim da Serra, and alcohol is twenty percent.
Blandy’s 2011 Verdelho Colheita Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
Hand-harvested Verdelho matures under the canteiro system in 650-litre casks until bottling. Golden colour accompanies candied and dried apricot, aged brandy and iodine. Medium-dry in style, the wine has salinity and a long finish; mango chutney and spice are also present. Soft texture, wood-ageing flavours and twenty percent alcohol are also part of the profile.
Blandy’s 10 Year Old Bual Madeira 3 L
Portuguese Dessert
Rich raisin, fig and orange-marmalade aromas sit over caramel, vanilla and toasted walnut. The palate is medium-sweet and concentrated, with maple-like depth balanced by Madeira's firm acidity, so the sweetness remains energetic rather than heavy. Dried fruit and gentle spice carry through a long, complex finish. Serve lightly chilled with blue cheese, nut tart or caramelized desserts, or pour a small glass after dinner.