Blandy's Madeira Malmsey Colheita 1981 Fortificado

Description

For 200 years, Blandy’s Madeira has been synonymous with quality Madeira wine. Blandy is the only family among all the original founders of the Madeira wine trade still owning and running the original Madeira wine company. The family has played a pivotal role in leading the development of Madeira wine throughout its history, and its members continue to live on the island, preserving 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 buying and production capabilities. This association was founded in 1913. During periods of dispute, the old family businesses of Blandy’s and Leacock merged, followed immediately by a conflict over Miles and Cossart Gordon, creating the largest producer and exporter of Madeira wine. Regardless of size, maintaining the unique characteristics and style of each individual company was the association’s focus. By the late 1970s, the interests in the Madeira Wine Company had narrowed to just a handful of the original families, with the Blandy family holding the controlling share. In 1989, the Blandy family, needing to bolster the sales and marketing side of the business, invited the Symington family from Porto, Portugal, to partner with them. This partnership has continued to this day, allowing the Madeira Wine Company to play a leading role in the development of the Madeira wine trade. The bottling year may not correspond to the image shown (illustrative only).