Blandy's
Blandy's
AboutBlandy's
John Blandy and his brothers Thomas and George founded their Madeira wine-shipping and trading business in 1811. By 1824, the family had assembled the buildings that became the Funchal Wine Lodge, with warm lofts for long cask maturation. Blandy’s remains under family control within the Madeira Wine Company.
The house uses two heat-based ageing methods, canteiro and estufagem, to mature its Madeira. Grape spirit is added at different stages of fermentation to create styles ranging from dry to richly sweet.
Blandy’s 1968 Sercial Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
$599.99
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.
Blandy’s Rainwater Medium Dry Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
$39.99
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
$196.99
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
$196.99
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
$196.99
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
$196.99
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 Malmsey Madeira NV
Portuguese Fortified
$84.99
Golden mahogany colour with greenish reflections accompanies wood, dried fruit, confectionery, caramel, floral tea, spices and honey. The entry is sweet and soft, with a smooth, full-bodied texture and notes of aged brandy and lightly smoked wood. Freshness, warmth, spice, smoked walnut and molasses are also present, and the finish is long. Malmsey is aged through the Canteiro system, and alcohol is nineteen percent.
Blandy’s 2000 Colheita Verdelho Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
$199.99
Deep topaz with green-gold highlights, opening on citrus peel, toasted nuts and warm spice. The palate is medium-dry, satiny and layered, with sultana, mocha and candied peel set against bright, tangy acidity. Wood and old-brandy notes add savoury depth without muting the fruit. The finish is exceptionally long and integrated, lingering on dried fruit, hazelnut, spice and lifted citrus freshness.
Blandy’s 10 Year Old Bual Madeira 3 L
Portuguese Dessert
$319.99
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.
Blandy’s 1987 Terrantez Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
$639.99
Toasted exotic woods and smoked dried fruit lead, followed by ground coffee, walnut and a light balsamic note. The palate begins sweet, then turns fresh and saline, with firm acidity bringing definition to the richness. Orange peel, kumquat and warm spice carry through an exceptionally persistent finish. Serve slightly cool in small pours with walnuts, blue cheese or fruitcake.
Blandy’s 1957 Bual Madeira
Portuguese Fortified
$749.99
Toffee, walnut and polished wood are joined by vanilla, dark chocolate and candied citrus. The palate is full-bodied and medium-sweet, yet vivid acidity keeps the mature richness in balance. Fig, date, orange marmalade and warm spice unfold through a long, gently warming finish, with a subtle balsamic lift. Serve slightly cool in small pours with blue cheese, fruitcake, nuts or dark chocolate.