Henriques & Henriques 10 Years Boal halbsüß
| Article: | Henriques Boal halbsüß 10 Years |
| Country: | Portugal / Isle of Madeira |
| Classification: | Madeira, " Denominação de previous Controlada " corresponds to a vintage wine of certain cultivable areas |
| Producer: | Henriques & Henriques |
| Age: | 10 Years |
| Grape variety: | Bual, the anglicised form of the Portuguese name Boal, stands as an expression for a style of Madeira which shows a large fullness at the same time, is not however as sweet as Malmsey. |
| Alcohol: | 20% |
| Characteristics: | Full of smell of dried fruits, Tobacco and leather; ripe fruit, supple, thick fullness, tasty sweetness, long continuous taste. |
| Colour: | Dark amber |
| Drinking temperature: | Decant at 16 °C |
| Drink recommendation: | To nuts and dried fruits, brave starters, stewed wild dishes in a Madeira sauce, ripe hard cheese and desserts based on dark chocolate. |
The island of Madeira being part of Portugal is a steep rising rock formation off the Moroccan coast. In the 18th century the Dutchmen spent large quantities of Madeira wine over the sea route to the new world. They noticed that the wine did not come through the cruise only well, but the crossing the line ceremony changed it excellently in the smell and taste. The barrels begin merely a symbolic cruise today. Similar conditions which award its typical taste to the Madeira are feigned into the so-called Estufas. The old company Henriques & Henriques, once in the possession of the Portuguese royal house, is in John Cossart's possession today. The father of the ambitious British man was administrators and vintners of the enterprise for 53 years and then, after the death of the last Henriques which died without successors in 1978, majority owner. With 15 hectares of proprietary possession the biggest grapes producer of this island.
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| Allergens: | Sulphites |
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| Country of origin: | Portugal |
| Company: | Henriques & Henriques Vinhos SA |
| Address: | Sítio de Belém 9300-138 Camara de Lobos, Madeira |