wine fortified

Barbeito Bual 10 Year Old Madeira

Madeira, Portugal
Medium-rich Bual with 10 years canteiro aging; dried apricot, caramel, walnut, smoke and a long sweet-sour finish; extraordinary complexity at this level of maturity.
complement
Caramel and walnut notes in wine echo pecan and maple; crème fraîche bridges acidity.
classic dessert
complement
Medium-rich Madeira suits blue cheese; walnut echo; caramel balances cheese pungency.
established cheese
complement
Smoke and dried fruit bridge dark chocolate; orange mirrors wine's citrus acidity.
established dessert
complement
Sweet-sour Bual balances foie richness; dried apricot echoes wine's stone fruit.
established starter