Malvazia Sweet Colheita (bottled 2016, 16yo) 2000 Fino soy and blood tells and

soy and blood tells and the shiny dark-but-fresh mineral thread given by Ribeira Sacra's brown-black schist

with gentle tannin and subdued glycerol

and a little glyceric gloss

cool earth-scented

with plenty of depth

Malvazia Sweet Colheita (bottled 2016, 16yo) 2000 Fino soy and blood tells andBottled at 16 years barrel aged in 2016, the wine is 100% Malvazia. Aged via the canteiro process, which stacks barrels in warehouses, where the wine is gently warmed to create madeira's distinct style. Bottled with >100g L residual sugar. Aromatic interest is great here, with complex tea smells lifting out of caramelised date richness. There's a waft of herb and grilled bread, nuts and polished timbers all adding significant interest to the