A dry Madeira wine made from the variety Sercial.

Please drink responsibly: The UK Chief Medical Officers recommend adults do not regularly drink more than 14 units per week.

Country of origin: Portugal.

Storage: Bottled ready to drink. To enjoy at it's best, consume within 1-2 years.

Preparation and Usage: Serving Temperature 11°C.

Package type: Bottle.

Origin: Product of the Island of Madeira, Portugal.

Allergen Information: Contains Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites.

Dietary Information: Not suitable for Vegans or Vegetarians.

Brand: Blandy's.

Brand details: Blandy's, family owned since 1811: 2 centuries and 7 generations of fine wine production.

Manufacturer: Produced and Bottled by Madeira Wine Company S.A., Funchal, Portugal.

History: The Blandy family is unique in being the only family of all the original founders of the Madeira wine trade to still own and manage their own original wine company. Throughout its long history on the island, the family has played a leading role in the development of Madeira wine. Members of the family continue to live on Madeira, maintaining a tradition that goes back to 1811: two centuries of fine wine production.

Agent: John E Fells & Sons.

Grape variety: Sercial.

Current vintage: NV.

Regional information: Madeira is situated about 1100kms off the coast of Portugal. The island relief is steep with a mountain range running the length of the island. The vineyards are planted between 200- 800 m in altitude on some of the worlds steepest slopes. The terrain makes it impossible to mechanise the vineyards, so they are tended to by hand.

Tasting notes: In the glass it displays a pale topaz colour with tinges of gold. On the nose there is a bouquet of dried fruit, citrus and spice. On the palate it has a refreshing acidity with flavours of citrus fruits, figs and a long finish of honey and nuts.

Alcohol by volume: 19.

Producer: Blandy's.

Serving suggestions: This Sercial has the characteristic nuttiness of the varietal, combined with a dried citrus fruit edge, making it the perfect foil to a plate of salted almonds, freshly cut spicy chorizo or piquillo peppers. It leaves the palate feeling crisp, clean and very refreshed.

Vinification details: Fermentation is off the skins with natural yeasts in stainless steel tanks. Fortification with grape brandy arrests fermentation at the desired sweetness level. The wine is then aged in the traditional 'Canteiro' system: stored in the lodge in oak barrels, initially in the loft where the gentle warming of the wine and the impact of the wood gives that wonderful caramel taste to Madeira wines.