{"product_id":"blandys-vintage-sercial-1990-portugal","title":"Blandy's - Vintage Sercial - 1990","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1990 Sercial from Blandy's comes from the island of Madeira, in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, some 900 kilometres from the Portuguese coast and 600 kilometres from Africa. The grapes come from Jardim da Serra, high on the southern slopes, and from the north coast, where the vines are trellised. The volcanic soils, made up of basalt, trachyte and tuff, and the temperate oceanic climate, whose temperature and humidity vary with altitude, preserve the acidity that allows these wines to span the decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1990 harvest was done by hand, with a quality selection in several passes according to the ripeness of the grapes. After fermentation, the wine was fortified with grape spirit to preserve a dry style. It then aged according to the traditional canteiro system, in 650-litre casks at ambient temperature, until the month it was bottled, in 2023. More than thirty years of slow oxidative ageing have thus shaped this vintage Madeira, from a single harvest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wine reveals notes of \u003cstrong\u003eold brandy\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ecandied citrus\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eginger\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ewalnut\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ebitter orange\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003espices\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ewaxed wood\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003elemon zest\u003c\/strong\u003e. The amber colour with golden glints is bright and crystal-clear. The palate, dry and very fresh, is ethereal and taut, before a very long finish of bitter orange and old brandy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valade \u0026 Transandine","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":59628703711580,"sku":null,"price":376.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0284\/0032\/0643\/files\/Blandys-Datados-Frasqueiras-Sercial-1990-Frasqueiras.webp?v=1792761245","url":"https:\/\/www.lebaroudeurduvin.com\/en-sk\/products\/blandys-vintage-sercial-1990-portugal","provider":"Le Baroudeur du Vin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}