Blandy’s Malmsey 1999 was aged for 16 years in seasoned American oak casks and as with all the family’s vintages, this wine started its ageing process in the warm high attic floors of the lodge in the centre of Funchal. Over the 16 years, the wine passed down from the warmer top floor of the Blandy’s Wine Lodges, the “Sotão de Amendoa” where it spent the first 5 years, to the second floor for 7 years and finally to the cooler first for the remaining 4 years. The art of finding the right balance between concentration and the freshness of the wine lies in the winemaker’s decision when to transfer the wine to the lower cooler north facing floors of the lodge.
Amber color with golden highlights. Caracteristic Madeira wine boquet – Dry fruits (nuts), exotic woods, cakes, melaces and spices. On the mouth is sweet, soft and full- body, a long warm aftertaste with notes of honey cake, spices and rum.
Reviews
The aromas and flavors of hazelnut, butterscotch, white chocolate and egg cream are lush and seductive. The elegant finish echoes with citrus and spice notes, along with plenty of dried tropical accents.
The palate is very well balanced, smooth and sensual in the mouth with dried orange peel, cardamom, Indian spices, fig and cloves. There is lovely weight in the mouth here and it neatly avoids any blowsiness towards the delineated and sustained finish that is endowed with just the right amount of nuttiness and oxidation.