1972 Madeira Blandy's Bual Fortificado

Description

For 200 years, Blandy's Madeira has been synonymous with quality Madeira wine. Blandy is the only family among all the founders of the Madeira wine trade that still owns and manages its original Madeira wine company. The family has played a significant role in leading the development of Madeira wine throughout its history, and family members continue to live on Madeira, maintaining a tradition that dates back to 1811. The Madeira Wine Company was originally an association of several Madeira wine producers who decided to join forces to strengthen their purchasing and production capabilities. This association was founded in 1913. During the years of turmoil, the historic family firms of Blandy's and Leacock came together, followed shortly after by Miles and Cossart Gordon, creating the largest producer and exporter of Madeira wine. Whatever its size, preserving the unique character and style of each individual company remained the association's central focus. In the late 1970s, interests in the Madeira Wine Company, as it became known, were reduced to just a handful of the original families, with the Blandy family holding the controlling stake. In 1989, the Blandy family, needing to strengthen the sales and marketing side of the business, invited the Symington family of Porto, Portugal, to join them as a partner. This partnership has continued to the present day, enabling the Madeira Wine Company to play a leading role in developing the Madeira wine trade. The bottling year may not correspond to the image shown. (image for illustrative purposes only)