Blandys, 1863 Madeira Wine

Malmsey Solera 1863 Madeira

Bottle size: 75cl

ABV: 20%

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£1,195.00

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Description

Bottled by Edward Young and Co London.

**Blandy’s 1863 Malmsey Madeira Solera** is one of the most extraordinary and historically significant wines ever released from the island of Madeira. Initiated in 1863, this solera represents the pinnacle of Malmsey (Malvasia) Madeira — the richest and most luscious of the island’s fortified wine styles. Produced by Blandy’s, a family deeply rooted in Madeira’s winemaking legacy since 1811, this wine embodies over a century of careful ageing and tradition. Few wines in the world can match its pedigree, age, and the sheer depth of character it has developed over time.

The solera method involves drawing off a small amount of wine at intervals and replacing it with younger wine, creating a living, evolving blend. In the case of the 1863 Malmsey Solera, the wine spent many decades in seasoned casks, slowly oxidizing and concentrating under the unique conditions of Madeira’s warm, humid climate. This extended maturation process resulted in a wine of exceptional complexity, with only limited quantities ever bottled — often in the 1970s through the 1990s — making each bottle incredibly rare.

On the nose and palate, the 1863 Malmsey Solera is astonishing. It shows a deep mahogany color with olive-green tinges at the rim — a signature of ancient Madeira. The aromas are intense and multilayered, offering toffee, dried fruits, orange peel, walnuts, balsamic, and polished wood. The palate is rich and unctuous, yet lifted by piercing acidity that brings balance and tension to the sweetness. Flavors of caramel, roasted coffee, spice, and citrus linger on what can only be described as an endless finish. It’s a wine that evolves in the glass and rewards slow, mindful sipping.

Given its history, rarity, and remarkable stability, this wine is as much a collectible artifact as it is a drink. . Like all Madeiras, it is nearly indestructible once opened — meaning it can be enjoyed slowly over weeks without fading. Best served slightly chilled, it pairs well with aged cheeses or rich desserts, but is most powerful when enjoyed on its own, as a meditative experience. Tasting this wine is truly tasting history in a glass.

Condition

top shoulder - rewaxed capsule

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