1997 Broadbent "Single Cask" Malvasia Madeira Cask #233 500ml

It’s hard to convey the excitement over this wine in a few paragraphs. Vintage Madeira is one of the world’s most complex, singular wines—reflective, introspective, heart-wrenchingly beautiful. And if there is one person you should buy Madeira from, it is world-leading Madeira expert and creator, Bartholomew Broadbent. The wines, fortified with grape spirit to withstand the rigors of shipping, fared better than the still wines of France on the long trips across the Atlantic to the British colonies. In the second half of the 18th century, Madeira gatherings were widespread up and down the East Coast. Legendary presidents, including George Washington, oenophile Thomas Jefferson, and even Barack Obama have ushered in special occasions with Madeira. In its way, Madeira is as “American” as Napa Valley Cabernet, Kentucky Bourbon, or Yuengling beer. The Malvasia grape, the sweetest of the native varieties grown on Madeira, produces wines of luscious concentration and unsurpassed distance on