PRESS COMMENTS
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Madeira
Henriques & Henriques, Madeira 2001
My rule for matching sweet wines and desserts is to choose something with an equivalent amount of residual sugar. This dessert is very sweet indeed. There’s no point in worrying about calories, so I’ve chosen a full-bodied fortified wine, from the volcanic island of Madeira. This is the sweetest style of Madeira – Malmsey (the Duke of Clarence, in Richard III, literally came to a sticky end when he drowned in a vat of it). It’s delicious, with complex notes of fig, raisin and prune, and the slightly singed character that reflects the way Madeira is aged in hot rooms. It’s very sweet, but its acidity leaves the palate cleansed and cuts through the richness of the dessert.
Tim Atkin, The Times
12 January 2011
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10 Year Old Malmsey
‘If you are lusting after a good Madeira to serve with little fancies or chocolates, try Henriques & Henriques 10 Year Old Malmsey. Strong and tangy, this fortified wine is very sweet with rich, candied fruits, but with good acidity and a pleasant dry finish to make it nicely balanced.’
Samantha Wylie Harris, East Anglian Daily Times
9 October 2010
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15 Year Old Verdelho
‘One of the drier forms of Madeira and a wine that is still youthful and vigorous, nutty, figgy and bracingly acidic. Keeps forever, even when opened.’
Time Atkin, The Times
29 July 2010
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15 Year Old Bual
‘Fine, rich, smoky aromas, gentle richness on the nose and palate; savoury, touch of toffee, complex with a wonderful peacock’s tail of a finish. Very fine expression of a Bual.’
Richard Mayson, The World of Fine Wine
1 March 2010
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