Bual 1989

Grape Varieties: Bual

Bottling Year: 2018

Product Description: Cossart Gordon’s Vintage Bual 1989 is a single harvest Madeira. This wine was aged for 29 years in seasoned American oak casks in the traditonal ‘Canteiro’ system, whereby the casks were gradually transferred from the top floors of the lodge, where it is naturally warmer, to the middle floors and eventually to the ground floor where it is cooler. The wine was regularly racked and when it reached the desired stage of maturity it was bottled.

Specification: Alcohol by Volume: 21% Volatile Acidity: 1,35 g/l Total Acidity: 9.60 g/l (tartaric acid) Residual Sugar: 89 g/l Volumetric Mass: 1017 g/l

Tasting Notes: A Classic Cossart Gordon Vintage. Ambar color with golden highlights. Characteristic with notes of spices, old brandy, zesty tropical fruits and walnuts. On the mouth is rich, fresh with complex long length and a perfect balanced by a very fine acidity.

Press Comments:

Wine Enthusiast’s - Editor Choice - 96 Points
Wine&Spirits - 93 Points