Andrew Schirmer

9.5

Now this is more like it. Powerful malmsey with a grip and complexity that recall the finest madeiras we’ve tasted. Rim gradation with a hint of green around the edge. Burnt sugar, citrus rind, caramel. The wine blossoms on the palate, oxidative notes show themselves before the rapier of acid drives home the finish, like a toreador’s sword. Fabulous. — 4 years ago

with Alsu

Mark Oldman

9.6

‪thank you Justin's for making my 2am 🌃snack perfect: my crisp, caramel-cocoa 1933 Justino's Madeira Wines S.A #Madeira Malmsey harmonizes perfectly with your Snack Pack Almond Butter and your Snack Pack Chocolate Hazenut Butter. 2am deliciouness on a cold winter's night! ❄️ 🌙 ‬ — 6 years ago

Simon Humphrey

9.8

Has matured well, lovely rich raisiny flavour and it has lost the sharpness it probably had before — 7 years ago

with Ilich and Jessica

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

Louis Schofield

Sommelier/Wine Merchant East End Cellars

10

There's two kinds of people who drink Madeira, MWs and people who'd like to be MWs. — 8 years ago

Mark Oldman

9.9

Leacocks Malmsey “Solera” Madeira 1863: bright and beautiful for a wine of 152 years (!); delicate body, with surprisingly flavorful notes of toffee and almonds; taste was only semi-sweet, not fully so; crisp, salty acidity; wonderfully enduring finish, like a Kraft Caramel sprung from a time machine — 8 years ago

Mason Balistreri

Sommelier, International Wine Guild; Balistreri Vineyard; Sales, Joy Wine and Spirits

9.3

Very beautiful aroma here with tons of tawny like nuttiness coming through, flowerlike sweetness and perhaps a bit of loamy earth. On the palate, the wine goes nuts - literally - with a spicy (almost like chili peppers) nutty mix, finishing with sweetness and heat. Fun wine.  — 9 years ago

Lee Pitofsky

9.2

*did not take notes — 5 years ago

Allison Lyzenga

8.9

Medium brown; medium plus intensity aromas of apricot, dates, figs, cinnamon, cloves, bay, toast, smoke, chocolate, coffee; st, high acid, high alcohol, full body, medium plus intensity flavors of tangy fruit, figs, fig cookie, apricot, raisins, caramel apple, molasses, bay, laurel, wet leaves, tobacco, vanilla, long finish; very good — 6 years ago

Rob Krapf

9.1

Rich, complex drinking. — 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

Joshua Pollak

9.1

Light, almost refreshingly, delicious and nutty. — 7 years ago

Samuel Charles

9.0

Fuck my face with flavor why don't you — 8 years ago

Alessandro Rossi

9.2

#madeira #1897 #alerossi #wine #vino #alessandrorossi - beh se vi dico buonissimo ? — 9 years ago

Severn Goodwin

9.1

WGBY Public Television, Wine Lovers Dinner; 16 March 2019 at Tower Square Hotel (Marriott); Springfield, MA — 5 years ago

Aaron Reid

9.5

The oldest liquid I’ve ever tasted. It is actually their Malmsey. — 6 years ago

Patrick

9.6

Tasted next to the 12 year malmsey. Great display/contrast of acidity expression on aged Madeira. — 7 years ago

Andrew Schirmer

9.1

How times change. 15 years ago I'd not have given 5 year tinta negra blends a second glance. This does what it says on the bottle--it is full and rich. Crème brûlée, butterscotch, almonds, vanilla, and healthy acidity. Only lacking that final layer of complexity that great aged madeira can contain. Stunning QPR for madeira. — 7 years ago

with Alsu

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.4

Quite the experience. Took some time to open in the glass. Complex nose of caramel, nuts and the underlying spirit. Medium+ palate, with prevalent nuttiness and still high acidity. Very long finish. — 8 years ago

with Frankie, Stanley and 2 others

Michael Descamps

9.6

Wow. Just wow. A near perfect combination of aged tawny port and Bual/Malmsey-style Madeira in this wine, albeit with more acidity. Amazing stuff! — 9 years ago