Cooden Cellars

Variety: Boal

Size: 50cl

Alcohol: 19%

Type: Madeira

Quirky mix of richness and zesty acidity. Sweet caramelly edge to the nose which has a freshness to it as well as notes of toffee and honey. Sweet, intense palate with a lovely texture. Rich, full and complex.

Single Harvest, 1996
Vinhos Barbeito

Per item: £14.99

Variety: Tinta Negra Mole

Size: 50cl

Alcohol: 19%

Type: Madeira

This is all about finesse, a lightness of touch even, but in a clearly medium dry balance of fruit and zestiness. More lifted, a little more complex, than their first vintage (1995).

Single Harvest, 1997
Vinhos Barbeito

Per item: £16.99

Variety: Tinta Negra Mole

Size: 50cl

Alcohol: 19%

Type: Madeira

Verdelho 10 years old, n.v.
Barbeito

Per item: £25.50

Variety: Verdelho

Size: 70cl

Alcohol: 19%

Type: Madeira

Sercial 10 years old, n.v.
Vinhos Barbeito

Per item: £25.50

Variety: Sercial

Size: 75cl

Alcohol: 19%

Type: Madeira

Driest of the styles, yet one which manages to combine, formality with a broad luxuriant structure.

Boal 10 year old, n.v.
Berbeito

Per item: £25.50

Variety: Boal

Size: 70cl

Alcohol: 19%

Type: Madeira

Gold Medal = Challenge International du Vin Very complex, with notes of walnut, figs and raisins and a voluptuous lingering sweetness and rich fruit-cake, and a hint of cappuccino. On the palate there is plum fruit and a cool orangy note. Plenty of depth pushes through on the mid-palate, with chocolate and spice - a terrifically long, spicy, warming finish. Limited availability.

Malvasia 10 years old, n.v.
Vinhos Barbeito

Per item: £25.50

Variety: Malvasia

Size: 75cl

Alcohol: 19%

Type: Madeira

Light golden colour, and a very smooth, clean, fresh nose of creamy toffee and nuts. Smooth and luscious on the palate too, there are deep-set chocolate flavours, and a hint of something juicy and almost tropical; like peach or nectarine.