0.5L Madeira Boal (Medium Rich), 15 yr old
0.5L Madeira Boal (Medium Rich), 15 yr old
Semi-sweet wine made using the classic 'canteiro' method: the maderization takes place gradually by storing the barrels for years in attics warmed by the sun. From the boal grape variety, which produces a fragrant, ripe, and powerful type of Madeira. Intense and complex taste of milk chocolate, raisins, dates, mocha, and candied almonds. Enormous length, where the creamy dark flavors are held in place by a fine interplay of acids.
Meer over Henriques & Henriques
Meer over Henriques & Henriques
Henriques & Henriques itself is known for its impeccable quality, throughout the entire range. The key word here is: balance. This is expressed, for example, in the fine proportion of aromas in each wine: so not a wine with one dominant aroma and some minor roles, but rather a wine with a range of equally important flavours.
This balance can also be found in the proportions between sugar content and freshness. The sweetness must always be sufficiently counterbalanced. This is pre-eminently the case here, whether it concerns a 'dry' or a 'full rich' Madeira. In addition to drinking pleasure, it also makes the wine very drinkable.
This place is also unique in winemaking. The fact that the wines are fortified with alcohol at the desired sweetness level is found in more places. But (natural or unnatural) heating of this fortified wine, with a deliberate complete oxidation, is a different matter.
The result has been praised for centuries: amber-coloured, complex, intensely fragrant wines, always with refreshing citrus acidity, and indestructible into eternity.
