Henriques and Henriques

10 Year Sercial Madeira

Name: 10 Year Sercial Madeira
Brand: Henriques and Henriques
SKU: HHser10
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The Palest and the driest of the classical madeira varieties, Sercial is known as ‘Esgano Cão’—‘dog strangler’—on the Portuguese mainland, a nod to its fiery, mouth-puckering acidity. At its best, racy and high-toned, it is a wine of exquisite tension:

Sercial shows dry despite containing 20-60 g/l RS; its sweetness balanced by an exhilarating, mouthwatering tang of acidity. Pungent with dried orange, almonds and saline spices in youth, Sercial mellows in maturity: acidity less taut but no less integral; its deep nuttiness to the fore. There are currently just 16-ha found on the island. H&H Sercial 10 year was fermented with native yeasts and aged a minimum of 10 years in large casks,