
Dates fortified wine Salted chocolate Umami
Blandy's, Bual 1989
RRP £185
Mid walnut with a blaze of coppery gold flashes. Rich umami aromas, soy, mushroom, herb consommé, mingle with dekopon citrus, medjool dates, baklava, and salted chocolate. Enormous, concentration of flavours and textures, woody, sweet, bitter, umami, Spider silk texture with the saline spear of acidity as counterpoint. The flavours bubble through the swift flow in the mouth, utterly entrancing the taster. A meditative, contemplative experience, that echoes long after the wine has left the mouth.
Score
Wine Details
Wine Style
Fortified
Alcohol
21%
Origin
Country
Portugal
Region
Madeira DOC
Tasting Information
Blind
Yes
Tasted by
IWSC experts