Barbeito, Madeira Boal Single Cask 48 & 84 other_regions_australia Well-proportioned and built for the

Well-proportioned and built for the long haul

Drink or hold

There is excellent cut and minerality to the medium weight flavors that also possess very fine length as well as slightly better depth on the youthfully austere finale

with loads of bright

the 2020 Hillside Vineyard Grenache is aromatically fresh and red fruited

Barbeito, Madeira Boal Single Cask 48 & 84 other_regions_australia Well-proportioned and built for theThe 2001 Boal Colheita Casks 48 & 84 was apparently a coincidence in life, since the two casks actually rested side by side, the former gentle and the latter more concentrated. Bottled in June 2009 (a run of 1,722 bottles), the nose has improved since I last tasted it in April 2010. It has attractive transparency and finesse with gentle aromas of dried honey, quince, lavender, hazelnut and lanolin all beautifully defined. The palate is one of texture