Blandy's Winemaker selection 600 anos
Region: Madeira
Producer: Madeira Wine Company SA
Why we chose this wine
MCDXIX — the Roman numerals for 1419, the year Portuguese navigators discovered Madeira. This exceptional blend of rare vintages from Blandy's cellars, created across seven generations of the family, celebrates 600 years of history in a single bottle. Only 600 magnums were released.
| Volume | 150.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Blend of rare vintages (various classic Madeira grape varieties) |
| Drinking window | now-∞ |
| Serveren bij | Excellent enjoyed on its own, as a wine for quiet contemplation after a meal. Serve between 15-16°C. |
| Alc. | 20.0% |
| Vinification | Fortified wine (cessation of the fermentation process by adding alcohol). |
| Ripening | Long aging in old barrels (Canteiro) in an oxidative environment (barrels are never refilled). |
What the critics say
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
98/ 100
Published 05-12-2024
Drink: 2004–2030
Drink: 2004–2030
“The NV MCDXIX Winemaker Selection has 22% alcohol, denoting concentration by evaporation and age, a pH of 3.48 and 95 grams of unfermented sugar per liter of wine. It has wines from 11 vintages, the oldest from 1862 (Boal) and the youngest from 1988 (Terrantez). It has a dark and bright mahogany color, and it has concentration, acidity, richness and intensity, all in a single wine. This is an exercise for a master blender that epitomizes Madeira wine in a single bottle. It's old and complex but energetic and elegant, with volatility and length. It has terrific balance. The wine IS TERRIFIC! Only 600 magnums were produced. It was bottled in 1999. Price reflects scarcity and age.”
— Luis Gutiérrez, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
The producer
Madeira Wine Company SA
This group brings together Blandy's, Leacock's, Cossart Gordon and Miles, and with them an impressive stock of old wines. Chris Blandy and winemaker Francisco Albuquerque make approachable, rounded Madeira with real depth.