Colheitas and Harvest wines
1998
Verdelho Single Harvest, Cossart Gordon
Bright tawny color, the nose is very nutty, also some toffee, no VA, the wine is quite oily with long legs in the glass. The palate is very sweet for a Verdelho (in fact we checked the bottle to see if it was really Verdelho) with high acidity, walnut, orange and a long finish with orange and caramel. Very pleasant. Tasted 3/2008.
TNM Colheita Fine Rich, Vinhos Justino Henriques
Made from TNM, this wine is of medium tawny color with a hint of iodine, intense sweet toffee nose with nuts as well. The palate is sweet and rich, toffee and a bitter background of coffee, with a medium long toffee finish. Again a good TNM wine! Tasted 3/2008.
1997
TNM Colheita Fine Rich, Vinhos Justino Henriques
Another TNM wine, this one with medium dark iodine color and an impressive toffee nose with caramel and nuts as well. The palate is very sweet, but with good backing acidity and a nice toffee and walnut melange. And another good TNM wine. Tasted 3/2008
Boal Single Harvest Cossart Gordon
Bright tawny color with straw-colored rim, intense nose of dried fruits, caramel and toffee. The palate is sweet and shows lots of acidity to counter-balance the sweetness, in fact the acidity carries the wine through to the toffee-ish finish, with a little coffee and also caramel on the way. Well done. Tasted 3/2008.
1996
Colheita Sweet Broadbent Madeira
Color:
Brilliant light amber, very light when compared to a sweet Madeira vintage.
Nose:
Very figgy nose with lots of sweet toffee and caramel, powerfull yet elegant, much more complex than expected.
Palate:
Medium sweetness with perfectly balanced acidity, nice caramell with toffee, almonds, walnuts, then also some roasted aromas of coffee and toasted bread, ending with a very smooth and long vinous finish.
Footnote:
Tasted 1/2008. Rather intense compared to the about 7 or 8 Colheitas I had so far and a very positive surprise. Made from from Tinta Negra Mole, Complexa, Tinta da Madeira and Triunfo, so this is another hint at the good potential of these grapes especially TNM. Definitely a good alternative to 15 year old Madeira blends or young vintage Madeiras. Anyway this wine was very good indeed! According to the producers homepage this is the first Colheita Madeira that has ever been introduced to the U.S. - it's a shame they don't sell their wines in continental Europe.
1994
Malvasia Colheita, Vinhos Barbeito
Medium tawny color, nose with walnut and dried fruits, moderately sweet palate, very fruity, light, elegant and nice walnut finish. Good. Tasted 3/2008.
1992
TNM Single Harvest, Vinhos Barbeito
This single harvest wine is made from TNM with a straw color, nutty nose with candied orange de Seville, palate with moderate sweetness but perfect acidity, fruity and nutty at the same time and a long fruity finish. A single cask wine with less then 1000 bottles made. These TNM wines are getting better all the time… Tasted 3/2008.