BARBEITO Madeira Sercial Old Reserve 10 Year Old Reserva Velha NV Bottle (Medium Dry)

Description

The NV Barbeito Sercial 10 Years Old Reserve is a striking representation of authentic Madeira, celebrated for its consistency and quality. A regular Gold Medal winner, it is best served between larder and room temperature to appreciate its complexities fully. Tom Canavan awarded it 90 points, highlighting its deep burnished gold hue, oxidized notes of bruised fruit, and nutty undertones. The palate reveals a richly textured experience with initial sweetness that transitions into dry, Fino-like nuttiness, complemented by refreshing lemon rind and crisp acidity. The Wine Advocate rates it 88 points, praising its smoked walnut bouquet and vibrant palate, likening it to a Meursault on steroids. This multi-layered Sercial captivates with its delightful complexity and offers an exceptional tasting experience.

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TOM CANAVAN 90 points
Deep burnished gold, hinting at tawny. Oxidised notes of bruised fruit and a nutty character. Delicate yeasty notes. On the palate quite richly textured, with a sweetness at first, but soon overtaken by dry, Fino-like nuttiness and plenty of lemon rind waxiness and crisp, clean, white fruit and citrus acidity. This has a multi-layered complexity, and the 50g/l of residual sugar is mind-boggling given the searing dryness of the finish.

THE WINE ADVOCATE 88 points
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The Sercial 10-Year-Old Reserve is sourced from vineyards around Jardim da Serra and Ribeira da Janela and aged in French casks for ten to fourteen years. It has a wonderful smoked walnut-scented bouquet that is suffused great personality and delineation. The palate is crisp and poised on the entry, those raucous nutty notes interwoven from start to finish like a Meursault on steroids. This is a sublime, uninhibited Sercial to revel in.