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Prize
winning Madeira Wine from Henriques & Henriques
" ... attention to detail has certainly paid
off, as H&H triumphed again at the International
Wine Challenge. The third Madeira Trophy in four years
was achieved, as well as gold for 15-year-old Verdelho,
and 10-year-olds..."
- Harpers
magazine (1 October 1999)
The winning of the
Madeira Wine Trophy at the prestigious International
Wine Challenge held every year in London, UK, did
not go unnoticed by many wine observers and Madeira
enthusiasts.
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| The
H&H Store at their winery facility in Câmara
de Lobos |
The contest is probably
the most important for Madeira wines and is a good
measure to finding out which of the younger Madeira
wines are best to buy now. Henriques
& Henriques won hands down in a blind-folded
wine tasting session. Their remarkable 15-year-old
Malvasia came out tops as the winner of the important
prize. The same bottle of wine was also awarded a
gold medal by the same panel of judges, along with
two other Henriques & Henriques wines.
John
Cossart, one of the directors of Henriques &
Henriques, comments that his company owes its success
to several factors: ensuring the use of grapes of
the highest quality, tight control of
the raw material as it goes through the production
process, their remarkable state-of-the-art
vinification plant, and stout disciplined use
of the "estufa" method of
wine production.
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| The
view over Câmara de Lobos - the Henriques
& Henriques base - where some of the first
Madeira vines were planted on the sub-tropical
island. |
As John
Cossart explains: "We heat our wines at 45ºC
for three months, and if done gently and correctly,
this will produce wines of quality. It is concentration
that gives complexity, and this is achieved by a series
of natural processes. With controlled steam heat (stainless-steel
jackets over stainless-steel vats) you can avoid the
all too typical Madeira 'burnt' flavours."
"Madeira
Should be fresh, like any other wine", underlines
John Cossart.
This is evidenced immediately upon tasting the 10-year-old
Sercial (Gold Medal at the International Wine Challenge),
or the 15-year-old Verdelho.
Following is a list
of the H&H wines that enjoyed prizes at the International
Wine Challenge (1999):
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Henriques wines for purchase on Madeira
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wines
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 Books
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