Matured in 650-liter barrels, the NV Malvasia 20 Year Old from H. M. Borges is showing well, wafting from the glass with notes of sultanas, flamb?ed bananas, demerara sugar and iodine. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, voluptuously textural but tang...
The August 2024 bottling of the NV Bual 10 Year Old was produced with grapes mostly from the south of the island, between Ribeira Brava and Calheta on volcanic soils. It fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in oak casks according to the "canteiro" me...
The richest and sweetest style for 10-year-old wine is the NV Malmsey 10 Year Old, a grape dominant in the north of the island, in the region of São Jorge, fortified to 19% alcohol and keeping 125 grams of unfermented sugar. It's floral, spicy and smoky, ...