Name: Madeira Boal
Variety: Malvasia
Region: Madeira
Country: Portugal
Year: 10 Year old
Price: $49.99
Winery review: "A dark amber-coloured wood with greenish nuances. Full and soft body, with a medium sweet taste to raisins, honey, and some wood. A fresh and rich wine that offers a long and pleasant finish."
Wine Folly: According to page 124 of wine folly, Madeira is an oxidized and fortified dessert wine, that is made exclusively on the Portuguese Island of Madeira. They also state that it will age over 100 years. They also state that it is a popular choice for reduction sauces because of its strong walnut flavors and that it pairs very well with artichokes, pea soup, and asparagus. According to the tasting notes, there are notes of burnt caramel, walnut oil, peach, hazelnut, and orange peel. Wine folly says that you should pay around $43 for a bottle, which is around what I paid for mine; I also drank it slightly chilled at around 55 degrees, using a dessert glass.
My review: I drank this wine on its own for this review, and it was really nice! The Madeira that I had was very sweet and jammy; this wine was sweet yet also super acidic. It was also brownish in color. Speaking with a friend of mine who recommended this to me, he stated that he normally has a glass or two of this with a cigar, his go-to being Cohiba black.
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