Jake Hajer

9.9

Producer- J.S.
Place/Style- Madeira
Grape- Terrantez
Yr- 1808

1808 in 2025. lol. Just to consume something this old and with this much history. Recorked in 2015. Opened with a Durand. This was filmed. I was nervous for sure.

Of course, the acidity, alcohol and sugar never leave a wine, but I was shocked, this had such flavor- true to the rare Terrantez grape, pronounced citrus, blood orange, bitter orange. Sweet upfront, bitter finish. Pincholin olives and tawny caramel. This wasn’t just palatable, but drinkable. Special experience. — 7 days ago

Marc L.

9.2

The blend works. Pretty unique and certainly not unpleasant. Red fruit, and mid-tannin. $22 — 5 years ago

Sam T

9.5

My favorite by far. Amber hue; orange rind; some spice. Not overly sweet. Just awesome. — 6 years ago

Andrew Cullimore

9.0

Medium lemon , with golden hints . Slightly floral at first , with some honeysuckle , apricot, ripe apple , wet stone and slate . On the palate quite stuctured , intense , with more of the slightly saline , peach , apricot , ripe apple. High acidity with slate and chalky notes on the refreshing finish . Even though the colour looks quite advanced , the wine is fresh and vital and will age well over the next 5-8 years . @Delectable Wine this is actually a blend , Arinto dos Açores , Terrantez do Pico and Verdelho — a year ago

Richard Portes

9.7

19. Amazing. Depth. Luscious. Long. Have some Madeira... — 5 years ago

Steve Pollack

9.5

Very good, but not not the best example. — 6 years ago

Craig Williams

9.3

Don’t often open these, lovely almond-butterscotch fragrance and flavor with a surprising whiplash of acidity. — 6 years ago

with Gavin and Maureen

Matthew Cohen

9.5

Nose is crazy. Very unique.

Palate is perfect balance. Palate filling aromatics. Salty.

Long Long finish. — 3 years ago

Byron Fuller

9.6

What a treat. Followed the ‘71 Terrantez— itself excellent. Despite the extra 121 years, the verdelho had brighter acids and shows torrified fruit, salt, caramel, apricot, and just tremendous palate density pulled along neatly by the acids. — 4 years ago

Jean-Francois Pelletier

9.6

Cork took me a while, that’s why I’m not a Sommelier. Gorgeous honey color, almost amber. Caramel, honey, roasted nuts and dried tropical fruit on the nose. Full body, with high acid and alcohol on the minutes long finish. This is great. — 6 years ago

with Frankie