Aimee Landsberg

10

Delicious! Perfect for drinking or Madeira gravy. Bought at a Hayes Valley wine shop — 5 years ago

Aaron Rankin

9.0

Burnt toffee, molasses, that nutty, lemony dry nose and round palette. Happy to report, this may linger for the rest of the evening. — 6 years ago

Nichole Doest

9.2

Nutty roasted nose. 19% zippy acidity, nice long finish. Fucking adult koolaid.
Frank: "ropey"
HAHAHAHAHAHAH — 7 years ago

with Frank

William Moy

9.5

High acid, great with cheese course — 7 years ago

with Wei

Howard White

8.9

Lovely aperitif Madeira sweet price point £10-11. — 9 years ago

Perry Riddle

9.2

A beautiful and light style. — 9 years ago

Mike Merriman

9.4

Another 19th century resurrected style by the Rare Wine Co., made by Beirbeto in Madeira. True to its Rainwater style, can pair w any cheese or nut. Outstanding historical drink. #Strawhat — 9 years ago

Jon Bonné

Wine Editor San Francisco Chronicle

9.1

Also this, which only took about 2 weeks to come out of its shell. — 9 years ago

Andrew Rastello

10

Fucking delicious. — 9 years ago

Luca Bernardi

9.1

Fruity and sweet.
From the north Portugal (area close to Porto called Vila Nova de Gaia). — 10 years ago

Max Coane

9.3

Woah...acid and fruit. Still intensely alive. Amazing wine — 11 years ago

James Forsyth

9.6

The 1870 Boal from Joao Romao Teixeira was a contender for wine of the night. Brown with amber rim. Almonds on the nose. Unsurprising then that marzipan is on the palate with spices, licorice and nutmeg. Great freshness and a touch of menthol and more acidity than the other wines in the lineup. Just stunning. Andrew Jones of the Food & Wine Society did a great job bagging this from Christie's back in the day. — 6 years ago

Claire Walsh

9.1

Delicious! Drinks like a dream. Imagine this would pair well with everything. — 7 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.4

Rather more interesting than the Boal. Maderised, acidic nose present and correct. Citrus, vanilla, wood, tobacco. Bright, powerful, simmering acid--rapier-like on the palate. Long finish. — 7 years ago

with Alsu

Andrew Schirmer

9.5

Bottle 66 of 1296 produced. Extraordinary convergence of terroir and the blender's art. Powerful enveloping nose, rather light amber colour, varietal notes of burnt caramel and coconut. Looking forward to seeing how this evolves over the next few months. — 8 years ago

with Alsu

Jordi Pazo

9.1

Rest. Monvínic. Copa 6,00.
24.07.14 — 9 years ago

Aaron Howard

10

1917 bottle !!!! — 9 years ago

Yianni Stone

9.2

Picked this up in Madeira. Late 1950s, probably Boal. Artur's grandson lost all of the paperwork. — 9 years ago

Knightsbridge Wine Shoppe

9.5

Delicious. From the late 1700s/Early 1800s... — 10 years ago

Nathaniel DiMaggio

8.9

No complaints here — 10 years ago

Nikolaus Schuhl

Sommelier/Sales Epic Wines

8.9

Candied citrus orange. Taste a touch of the alcohol compared to Boal — 11 years ago

James Forsyth

9.7

Back in February I went along to a Madeira tasting hosted by The Food & Wine Society, New York. Entitled Two Centuries of Boal, the wines were from the cellar of Andrew Jones, who is quite the authority when it comes to Madeira.

We kicked off with the 1861 Boal from Shortridge Lawton & Co (which became part of the Madeira Wine Association). With Madeira, the key thing is how long it aged in barrel. Once it is in the bottle, the aging stops. So had the 1861 been bottled in 1871, it would still be a 10 year old Madiera. This wasn't the case here. Instead Jones tracked its bottling to sometime after 1965.

Such long aging did well for this wine. While 1861 was considered a poor vintage at the time, this Madeira was stunning:

Brown with yellow rims. Rich on the nose with caramel and raisins. Incredible richness on the palate, with an intense burst that sustains. Faded sweetness with dried fruits and sandalwood, and especially dry on the finish, that seems to go on forever with evolving complexity. Gorgeous. A beyond rare treat. — 6 years ago

Paul Woolls

9.5

Fantastic! Strong, with deep color. Should continue to develop long beyond my lifetime. — 7 years ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.5

I am not sure if it is 50yo, but it was delicious and definitely had some bottle age. I am trying to find out how old this is. — 7 years ago

Alexandra Rubaum

9.9

Omg amazing. Off dry, touch of oxidiziation, rich and so nice — 8 years ago

Derek Hearst

9.4

Fantastic finish to a great night — 9 years ago

Jeremiah Allen

10

Amazing flight for Sisters. Rav Mon Ton 09, Beibi Lacima 09, chase Spleen 89, d'oli Boal 58. Legit! — 9 years ago

Fabien Lainé

Blogger VinDeling.com

9.0

Just over 1500 bottles were made; it was fermented and aged for four months in French oak, from centennial vineyard - very elegant, with nice balance, multi layered with few fruit notes, it delivers nice intensity - well I could get a few more bottles to stock in my cellar :) — 9 years ago

Bryan Garcia

Sales Grand Cru Selections

9.7

The notes on this one read "considered old in 1850". Was to me the most complete & elegant Maderia in a lineup of old bottles. The flavor spectrum this plays in blows my mind. — 9 years ago

Swanky Wine Life

9.5

McKinley was president when this was bottled! — 10 years ago