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THE FORGOTTEN CELLAR OF OLD OLIM MADEIRA'S
This collection was discovered in 2018 in a cellar on the east side of Madeira Island, in Santa Cruz. The forgotten cellar contained ten barrels which were filled up in the mid-nineteenth century and never topped up. Over time, the Madeira’s in these casks concentrated under the influence of the sub-tropical climate. When discovered samples were presented to me. Each wine had such a beautiful concentration and complex taste that they easily count among the best Madeira’s I have tasted. EV.
All wines were professionally hand bottled on Madeira and shipped to Geneva especially for this auction. A unique opportunity to acquire old and rare Madeira’s which have spent almost a century and half in cask.
Olim, Bual 1862
Madeira
Transferred from oak cask to demi-john in 2019. New wax capsules with 'GD' seal. New stencilled bottles. Levels: into-neck
Tasting note: First tasted April 2019. Deep iodine color and first impression on the nose. Intense nose of fine tobacco, followed by dried peaches. Uplifting aromas. Clearly a concentration after long maturation in cask. This has a beautiful multilayered nose that keeps you coming back. Touch of salty. Soft texture refined and classy taste, rich dried fruits over an extract rich mid, the explosion of aromas on the after taste is deeply impressive. All sorts of different flavors of grapefruits, waxy aromas, papaya, banana leaf and honey sing through your mouth. Impressive, great Bual. This is amazingly complex. How much better can a Bual get, high up there among the legends of Madeira Wine. Almost a year later with similar note. An explosion of intensity with depth. Deep dark cacao. Impressive texture and length. Now getting smoother. Very impressive. Last tasted January 2020. EV.
3 bottles per lot
This collection was discovered in 2018 in a cellar on the east side of Madeira Island, in Santa Cruz. The forgotten cellar contained ten barrels which were filled up in the mid-nineteenth century and never topped up. Over time, the Madeira’s in these casks concentrated under the influence of the sub-tropical climate. When discovered samples were presented to me. Each wine had such a beautiful concentration and complex taste that they easily count among the best Madeira’s I have tasted. EV.
All wines were professionally hand bottled on Madeira and shipped to Geneva especially for this auction. A unique opportunity to acquire old and rare Madeira’s which have spent almost a century and half in cask.
Olim, Bual 1862
Madeira
Transferred from oak cask to demi-john in 2019. New wax capsules with 'GD' seal. New stencilled bottles. Levels: into-neck
Tasting note: First tasted April 2019. Deep iodine color and first impression on the nose. Intense nose of fine tobacco, followed by dried peaches. Uplifting aromas. Clearly a concentration after long maturation in cask. This has a beautiful multilayered nose that keeps you coming back. Touch of salty. Soft texture refined and classy taste, rich dried fruits over an extract rich mid, the explosion of aromas on the after taste is deeply impressive. All sorts of different flavors of grapefruits, waxy aromas, papaya, banana leaf and honey sing through your mouth. Impressive, great Bual. This is amazingly complex. How much better can a Bual get, high up there among the legends of Madeira Wine. Almost a year later with similar note. An explosion of intensity with depth. Deep dark cacao. Impressive texture and length. Now getting smoother. Very impressive. Last tasted January 2020. EV.
3 bottles per lot
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