NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
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- Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
Brown and gloopy. Extremely strong smell of eucalyptus. Congruent palate but that is not a criticism, it was really rather lovely. My #2, the group's #4. Tasted blind 09 January 2020 courtesy AHB.
- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
Dark brown with a narrow green rim, the brown a lovely chestnut tone. Rich and concentrated honey on the nose, lots of dark treacle but with a vague citrus tone. Very thick on the palate but with levels of acidity that keeps an attempt at a balance. Intense honey flavours with a clover emphasis, rich and sweet. The acidity shows again on the aftertaste before a big clover honey finish. A very long lasting but intensely sweet finish.
88/100. Tasted 09-Jan-20. Decanted 1 hour.
88/100. Tasted 09-Jan-20. Decanted 1 hour.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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- Quinta do Noval LBV
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Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
Does Moscatel have an indefinite shelf life? Or is it somewhat limited? I have a lone bottle of Moscatel that I took a flyer on at auction (Jose Maria da Fonseca Trilogia). I know next to nothing about Moscatel de Setubal so I'm wondering how soon I need to drink it.
- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
Malaga is one of those wines which lasts virtually forever - it’s fortified, it has high sugar content and the best have high acidity. I’ve drunk bottles which are decades old and which have been delicious - I had one recently which was bottled about 60 years ago.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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- Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
@Mike J.W. - not all moscatel wine is Malaga wine (most moscatel wine comes instead from Setubal in Portugal, with a tiny amount also grown and made into madeira wine on Madeira) and not all Malaga wine is made from moscatel (some of it is made from pedro ximenez).
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- Warre’s Otima 20 year old Tawny
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Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
There's also Moscatel fortified wine in the Douro (mostly from the Favaios/Alijó area).
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Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
Thank you Alex, George and MigSu. It's great to learn about another Fortified / Sweet wine. I'll have to do a little light reading.
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Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
Wait until you taste Carcavelos…
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Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
George, I tried one about 2 years ago. It don't recall if it was a 12 year-old or 15 year-old, but it was just okay. I didn't take notes on it, but I remember being a little disappointed because I was expecting more from it. It's possible it was a bad bottle, but it didn't taste off. They're hard to find in the States here, but I will keep an eye out and try again.
Tokaji is another nice, fortified wine that I try from time to time. While they're not fortified wines, I also like Vin Santo and Sauternes. I probably have about a dozen Vin Santo in my basement and about 3 dozen Sauternes.
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Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
Just a small correction: Tokaji wines are not fortified. They are late harvest wines, made from grapes affected by the Botrytis cinerea fungus, the so-called "noble rot".Mike J. W. wrote: ↑14:54 Wed 09 Oct 2024George, I tried one about 2 years ago. It don't recall if it was a 12 year-old or 15 year-old, but it was just okay. I didn't take notes on it, but I remember being a little disappointed because I was expecting more from it. It's possible it was a bad bottle, but it didn't taste off. They're hard to find in the States here, but I will keep an eye out and try again.
Tokaji is another nice, fortified wine that I try from time to time. While they're not fortified wines, I also like Vin Santo and Sauternes. I probably have about a dozen Vin Santo in my basement and about 3 dozen Sauternes.
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The funny thing is, I thought it was noble rot, but while I was writing my response earlier, I wasn't 100% sure, so I Googled "is tokaji a fortified wine or not". The AI Overview answer came back with "Yes, Tokaji is a fortified wine". I figured what do I know, Google AI must be right. Mistake! I just googled it again and got the same answer as above (claiming that it is a fortified wine), but I read the Paragraph below it which is as follow...MigSU wrote: ↑19:44 Wed 09 Oct 2024Just a small correction: Tokaji wines are not fortified. They are late harvest wines, made from grapes affected by the Botrytis cinerea fungus, the so-called "noble rot".Mike J. W. wrote: ↑14:54 Wed 09 Oct 2024George, I tried one about 2 years ago. It don't recall if it was a 12 year-old or 15 year-old, but it was just okay. I didn't take notes on it, but I remember being a little disappointed because I was expecting more from it. It's possible it was a bad bottle, but it didn't taste off. They're hard to find in the States here, but I will keep an eye out and try again.
Tokaji is another nice, fortified wine that I try from time to time. While they're not fortified wines, I also like Vin Santo and Sauternes. I probably have about a dozen Vin Santo in my basement and about 3 dozen Sauternes.
What is fortified wine?
A fortified wine is a wine that has a distilled spirit, usually brandy, added to it.
What is Tokaji?
Tokaji is a sweet, dessert wine from Hungary's Tokaj wine region. It's made from grapes grown on Furmint or Hárslevelű vines that are affected by a mold called Botrytis cinerea, also known as "noble rot". The mold concentrates the grape's sugars and flavors, giving the wine a honey-like sweetness.
Lessons learned 1. I should have gone with my gut and 2. Google AI is a damn liar!
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- Warre’s Otima 20 year old Tawny
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Re: NV 30 Year Old Moscatel Bodegas Malaga Virgen
God damn Google.
"Is Tokaji fortified?"
"Yes. Also, no."
"Is Tokaji fortified?"
"Yes. Also, no."
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