1860 Sercial Solera

The 1860 Cossart Gordon Sercial Solera Madeira poured in Washington DC last May was bottled by Evans Marshall & CO. This comes across like a mature tawny on the nose, with scents of grilled walnut, smoke and a whiff of furniture wax mixed with rosewater. The palate has lovely balance and edgy acidity, showing orange rind, allspice, nutmeg and a bit of VA. The 1860 is not the most complex Sercial, but it continues to give pleasure.