Blandy's 5 Year old Malmsey Bottle:12 very finely grained tannins and

very finely grained tannins and provocative freshness

It is described as being balanced

more for food from the land than the sea

This was very tasty

Blandy's 5 Year old Malmsey Bottle:12 very finely grained tannins and91 Points Wine Advocate Aged for 5 Years using Canteiro method. Malmsey is possibly the most well known of the noble varieties, the grape has high levels of both sugar and acidity. The Malmsey or Malvasia grape is found predominately in the region of So Jorge on the north of the island Medium dark to dark, a luscious rich soft textured wine, distinctly full honeyed and mellow. Ferments for approximately 48 hours before fortification with grape brandy.