{"product_id":"blandys-colheita-sercial-2009-portugal","title":"Blandy's - Colheita Sercial - 2009","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Colheita Sercial 2009 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 Sercial comes mainly from Seixal, on the north coast, where the vines are trained on trellises or pergolas. The volcanic soils, made up of basalt, trachyte and tuff, and the temperate oceanic climate, whose temperature and humidity vary with altitude, produce grapes with striking acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grapes from the 2009 harvest alone are picked by hand, with a quality selection in several passes according to their ripeness. After fermentation, the wine is fortified with grape spirit, which sets its level of sweetness. It then ages according to the traditional canteiro system, in 650-litre casks at ambient temperature, until the month it is bottled. This colheita was bottled in 2022, after more than a decade of slow evolution in the house's lodges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wine reveals notes of \u003cstrong\u003ecandied lemon\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ecitron zest\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ecitrus chutney\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003edried fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ewalnut\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ealmond\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003esea spray\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003espices\u003c\/strong\u003e. The topaz colour with golden glints is bright and crystal-clear. The palate, dry and fresh, offers lovely salinity and a lemony liveliness, before a long, spicy persistence reminiscent of citrus chutney.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valade \u0026 Transandine","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":59628702466396,"sku":null,"price":116.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0284\/0032\/0643\/files\/Blandys-Colheitas-Sercial-2009.webp?v=1792761212","url":"https:\/\/www.lebaroudeurduvin.com\/en\/products\/blandys-colheita-sercial-2009-portugal","provider":"Le Baroudeur du Vin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}