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Nutty aromas and a light flavor, but firm acidity and medium length. Lynn Farmer of The Wine News.Tasting Notes: Rainwater is a medium dry pale Madeira that is delicious taken chilled before meals but also goes well with dessert. It’s elegant and refined bouquet has made it a universal favorite.
Blandy's Rainwater Medium Dry 750ml, $15.99
Madeira Day, celebrated every July 1, is a day that marks a very special occasion in the history of the island. On this day in 1976, the Portuguese Constitution granted self-rule to the archipelago. Ranging from dry to lusciously sweet, Madeira has something for everyone’s tastes. Swing in and toast your Independence day with the drink of our forefathers!
A clear, topaz color, with a golden rim. Complex nose, revealing a fresh bouquet with raisins, dried fruits, wood and spices. Blandy’s 5 year old Verdelho is fined and does not require decanting. It is excellent as an aperitif but is also exceedingly good with soups, feathered game and pate’s. It has been bottled when ready for drinking and will keep for several months after opening. Accolades: Silver Medal, IWC 2001 and Silver Medal, IWC 2002
Blandy’s Verdelho 5 Year
750ml, $23.99
Scored: 85, NV: WineSpectator: Here's a good introduction to Madeira. Appealing, straightforward flavors of caramel are followed by a tangy acidity and a walnut note on the finish. Smooth and gently sweet, it's not a "sticky" dessert wine but shows good fresh-fruit sweetness built on Madeira's sturdy core of tart, lemony acidity , it can be served as an apéritif or as an after dinner drink. Clear dark reddish-copper in color, it breathes classic and very appealing Madeira scents of dried dates and figs and mixed nuts.
Broadbent Rainwater Madeira 750ml, $19.99
Aged in oak casks for at least 10 years. A superb, full-bodied, wonderfully rich Madeira with a sweet, rich chocolaty flavor and a concentrated bouquet. Best enjoyed with desserts, or on its own after a meal. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The NV Malmsey 10 Year Old wafts from the glass with a rich, figgy bouquet of dried dates, demerara sugar, pecans and sultanas. On the palate, it's full-bodied, sweet and fleshy, with an ample, voluptuous profile and a generous core of somewhat grapey fruit, concluding with a creditably intense, expansive finish. This is a lusty, pleasure-bent Malmsey.
Broadbent 10 Year Malmsey
750ml, $51.99
