Fortified wine from the island of Madeira, (allegedly) from a grape called Terrantez (a noble white grape that’s now rare, was more common pre-phylloxera), shipped sometime in the 20th century by (or under) Veiga França (today part of H&H).
It’s basically almost certainly still good and a serious experience. This wine doesn’t die. Might fetch £1000s at auction if you can demonstrate it’s not a fake.
What else do you want to know?
search64
This stuff has already been oxidised and heat-treated during production, so it’s basically immortal. Proper time capsule in a bottle so chances are it’ll still be vibrant (high acid), complex, and absolutely stunning. Few wines age like Madeira does.
grapemike
Astonishing wine. Had it last year. Lingering aftertaste goes on and on. Christmas spices. Layer upon layer of flavor. Unlike most older wines, this one rarely suffers from poor handling. Madeira was made for the long haul and the roughest conditions.
grapemike
Perestello Terrantez.
Beauneyard
It’s a Madeira from the now defunct house, Veiga Franca. It’s vintage from year 1840(the year the grapes were harvested) and made(probably) from the Terrantez grape. Due to the production process of Madeira where the wine is fortified, cooked, oxidized and aged it can survive near indefinitely and drink beautifully longer than any other style of wine if stored even remotely well.
With decent provenance I would guess that this bottle could be worth at least $2000+ but much less if storage and provenance cant be proved.
DannyAmendolazol
This is a sweet wine called Madeira. It’s made from the Terrantez grape, which is actually a white grape. That being said what pours from the bottle will definitely be quite brown.
Without inspecting the bottle, it’s gonna be hard to know when it was actually bottled. Could’ve been 100 years ago or maybe just 10 years ago. These wines basically last forever, and this bottle is probably worth about $1000. That being said, without any proof of its province, you’ll probably have a hard time selling it for anything.
Inevitablykinda
If it’s really Madeira from 1840, it’s worth some money.
Disastrous_Square_10
Why do people post this stuff when they can just as easily google
Thanadams
I am extremely jealous of this bottle my friend. On of my dream bottles.
cnull
The 1840 is *almost* ready to drink.
ScottyMcScot
Somehow the real question hasn’t been asked. How do you get your hands on a 185 year old wine and not know what it is? This isn’t a bottle that one just randomly stumbles upon.
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Fortified wine from the island of Madeira, (allegedly) from a grape called Terrantez (a noble white grape that’s now rare, was more common pre-phylloxera), shipped sometime in the 20th century by (or under) Veiga França (today part of H&H).
It’s basically almost certainly still good and a serious experience. This wine doesn’t die. Might fetch £1000s at auction if you can demonstrate it’s not a fake.
What else do you want to know?
This stuff has already been oxidised and heat-treated during production, so it’s basically immortal. Proper time capsule in a bottle so chances are it’ll still be vibrant (high acid), complex, and absolutely stunning. Few wines age like Madeira does.
Astonishing wine. Had it last year. Lingering aftertaste goes on and on. Christmas spices. Layer upon layer of flavor. Unlike most older wines, this one rarely suffers from poor handling. Madeira was made for the long haul and the roughest conditions.
Perestello Terrantez.
It’s a Madeira from the now defunct house, Veiga Franca. It’s vintage from year 1840(the year the grapes were harvested) and made(probably) from the Terrantez grape. Due to the production process of Madeira where the wine is fortified, cooked, oxidized and aged it can survive near indefinitely and drink beautifully longer than any other style of wine if stored even remotely well.
With decent provenance I would guess that this bottle could be worth at least $2000+ but much less if storage and provenance cant be proved.
This is a sweet wine called Madeira. It’s made from the Terrantez grape, which is actually a white grape. That being said what pours from the bottle will definitely be quite brown.
Without inspecting the bottle, it’s gonna be hard to know when it was actually bottled. Could’ve been 100 years ago or maybe just 10 years ago. These wines basically last forever, and this bottle is probably worth about $1000. That being said, without any proof of its province, you’ll probably have a hard time selling it for anything.
If it’s really Madeira from 1840, it’s worth some money.
Why do people post this stuff when they can just as easily google
I am extremely jealous of this bottle my friend. On of my dream bottles.
The 1840 is *almost* ready to drink.
Somehow the real question hasn’t been asked. How do you get your hands on a 185 year old wine and not know what it is? This isn’t a bottle that one just randomly stumbles upon.