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JS MADEIRA'S

Information about wine was provided by Christie's.

Tasting notes:
Pale, slightly hazy amber in colour; delicate caramelised orange and blossom aromas and flavours, still very fresh and pure in style, clean delicate and very beautiful on the finish but with out much concentration.  Charmingly bitter-sweet.  This is a style which suggests that the wine has been mostly glass aged in demi-john. 

Richard Mayson 18 points/20

These bottles were discovered by OP Brothers in São Vicente. They had original wax seals and corks but were in very poor condition; The bottles were completely covered with dirt and sand. The contents of some bottles had no wine characteristics due to the loss of alcohol, they were refused. All bottles were carefully cleaned and opened. The Madeira was placed in demijohns while the original bottles were cleaned and newly stencilled where necessary. Then the wine was rebottled, recorked and rewaxed. From these bottles we were able to taste a number of wines, our notes are added to the specific lots.
Who J.S. was that made these wines remains uncertain. The stencilling is quite unique in its design and paint. This ink was also used by João Carlos d'Aguiar from Estreito de Câmara de Lobos. They appear to be extremely rare and possibly are from Dr. Joäo Vicente da Silva who was from Estreito de Câmara de Lobos, born around 1803. For about 40 years he was in the service of the City Hall. By his death in 1895 his nephew inherited a collection of old Madeira wines stored in six cellars in the area of Ribeiro Real.
We were unable to receive confirmation that the J.S. Madeiras in fact were from João Vicente da Silva. Our research continues. Meanwhile we are pleased to offer these historic and very unique bottles.
Grape:

Terrantez grapes were first recorded in Madeira in the early 18th century. A grape that nearly died out during the phylloxera epidemic, Terrantez grapes have fairly high sugar content. This grape is currently nearly extinct: the current Terrantez harvest does not produce enough juice to fill a single barrel. Terrantez grapes are used in just one single wine style: Madeira Terrantez. Terrantez vines produce very low yields of high-quality grapes, so while the wine they make can be of excellent quality, growing the vines represents a significantly greater investment than hardier, high-yielding varieties. These are traditional, fortified Madeira wines made using at least 85 percent of Terrantez grapes.

As the Portuguese saying goes, "As uvas de Terrantez, não as comas nem as dês, para vinho Deus as fez." The grapes of Terrantez are not for eating or giving away; God created them for wine.


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1800 J.S. - Madeira Terrantez - 1 Bottle (0.75L)

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94/100 points, Robert Parker

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96/100, Wine Enthusiast

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95/100 points, Wine Spectator

96/100 points, Wine Spectator

94/100 points, James Suckling

18/20 points, Jancis Robinson

91/100, Wine Enthusiast

93/100 points, Decanter

95/100 points, Decanter

92/100 points, Decanter

17/20 points, Jancis Robinson

92/100 points, Robert Parker

98/100 points, Wine Spectator

93/100 points, James Suckling

98/100 points, James Suckling

95/100, Wine Enthusiast

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