H&H Sercial 1971
750 ml Sercial Madeira, Portugal 1971
H&H Sercial 1971 is a dry, light-bodied fortified from Sercial (Madeira, Portugal), in the fortified style. Acidity is very high; oak influence is little. Good with aperitif, cheese board, blue cheese, chocolate.
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£388.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.5
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Sercial prior
body
2 / 5
light
Sercial prior
acidity
5 / 5
very high
Sercial prior
oak
2 / 5
little
Sercial prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Fortified
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Colour
Fortified
merchant feed
Origin
Madeira · Madeira · Portugal
inferred from Madeira
Grapes
Sercial
lexicon
ABV
20%
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Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Food
inferred from grape and style
Occasions
after dinner · christmas · gift · special occasion
inferred
About Sercial
Typical aromas: citrus peel, smoke, almond, sea salt. Serve at 10–12 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Sercial · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
Body
lightfull
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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| Blandy`s Colheita Sercial 2009 Blandys · Madeira | £80.00 | |||
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Merchant's description
Blandy’s HM Borges Sercial 1971 is a fortified wine from the island of Madeira. Sercial is the driest of the noble Madeira varieties and this bottling has undergone decades of cask ageing in the traditional canteiro system. It features a pungent nose of walnut husks, orange peel, sea salt and petrol, with a bracingly acidic and bone-dry palate that shows remarkable tension through a sharp, citrus-inflected finish. The controlled oxidation creates a stability that is unique to this style of wine.
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