Henriques & Henriques Madeira Sercial 10 Year Old 50cl

Henriques & Henriques Madeira Sercial 10 Year Old 50cl

Grapes: 100% Sercial

Mid amber in colour, this is a dryish tasting wine, with a clean aroma showing its evolution. Lightly smoky with nuts, apricots and vanilla. On the palate, there's slight acidity and flavours of wood and nuts. A fresh, complex wine with an extraordinary long finish.

Critics' Tasting Notes:

"The Sercial grape traditionally makes the driest style of Madeira, and indeed this example has only around 15g/l making it only semi-sweet. The colour is a burnished, glowing amber. The nose is fabulous, from Seville orange to walnut to raisin and milk chocolate. In the mouth it has weight and creamy texture, and while those luscious Muscovado, walnut and apricot flavours flood the mouth, it's the beautiful energy endowed by sparkling acidity that gives this terrific impact. Tannins are modest, and the spirit brings only the gentlest heat to the spicy, fruity finish. Marvellous stuff."

93/100 points, Tom Cannavan, January 2023

"A medley of crusted lovely salted nuts, with cream and crunched orange. The palate adds roasted cashew spiced orange. Intense and dry and that weaves its way to an extended finish."

Gold Medal, International Wine Challenge, 2024