1975 Cossart Gordon, Verdelho, Madeira, 6x375ml
An old rare medium dry single vintage Madeira aged for 47 years in 650cl casks at the Blandy’s lodge in Funchal. The Verdelho grapes were hand harvested in Seixal on the north coast of the island. Just 939 75cl bottles have been released – also available in 37.5cl, 150cl, 300cl and 1,800cl bottles.
Alcohol: 21%, Total Acidity: 10.7g/L, Residual Sugar: 88g/L
ETA January 2023
Alcohol: 21%, Total Acidity: 10.7g/L, Residual Sugar: 88g/L
ETA January 2023
Availability: 4 weeks
Case size: 6 / Bottle size: 375ml
Duty Status
From £702.00
Critics Score: 19.5
Publication: Richard Mayson
This wine was made during the verão quente (‘hot summer’) of the Portuguese revolution from grapes grown on the cooler north coast: mid-deep amber with a reddish glint and olive-green rim; very expressive, lifted but still tight-knit on the nose, classic dried fruit (figs raisins, Elvas plum), nuts, hickory and exotic, peppery spices, perhaps a bit funky but awe-inspiring complexity; savoury, a touch saline (‘salgadinho’) mouthfilling yet taut as well, glorious texture, seemingly off-dry (88 g/l residual) sugar yet rich and intense with a wonderfully spicy, slightly saline finish. High in acidity (10.7g/l) but the wine is so well integrated it doesn’t really show. Idiosyncratic undoubtedly but a ‘wow’ of a wine. About 1,000 bottles in total.
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