Cossart Gordon, Sercial, 5 Year Old, NV reasonable-cellar-2023 and this 1998 comes from

and this 1998 comes from that prized site

unfiltered

50% Mondeuse/50% Altesse + Chardonnay

Caymus's signature approach—extended hang time

I would describe it as "silky" and this wine captures that essence completely

Cossart Gordon, Sercial, 5 Year Old, NV reasonable-cellar-2023 and this 1998 comes fromSercial is the driest of the four classic Madeira grapes, and this five year old from Cossart Gordon shows exactly why people fall for it. The grapes are fermented dry before fortification, then the wine spends years aging in American oak casks gently warmed in the lofts of Funchal under the traditional canteiro system. That slow baking gives you Madeira's signature tang and that nearly indestructible character. Pour it slightly chilled as an aperitif