Cossart Gordon Bual Vintage 1978 (Half bottle)
Cossart Gordon Bual Vintage 1978
Region: Madeira, Portugal
Vintage: 1978
Bottle size: 37.5cl
Grapes: Bual
ABV: 20%
Clear bright mahogany color with a golden-green hue. Very characteristic exuberant bouquet, with notes of spice, tobacco, balsam and cedar type exotic woods. In the mouth it is very powerful, medium sweet, but with a very fresh, intense and long finnish with hints of a vanilla like spice.
These grapes came specifically from the area of Calheta, the warmest and sunniest area on the island of Madeira. They were harvested by hand in a good harvest in 1978, trodden on using the traditional wooden lagares and then aged for more than 40 years in the “Canteiro” system (in old oak casks supported on long wooden beams) in the warehouses of Madeira Wine Company, in Funchal and then later in Caniçal.
Established in 1745, Cossart Gordon & Co. represents the oldest company in the Madeira trade. It was originally founded by Scotsmen, Grancis Newton and William Gordon, who were later joined by William Cossart in 1808. The company established a reputation as suppliers of the finest of Madeiras mainly due to their trade relationship with American colonies.
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