Incredible wine, with bold aromas of candied orange peel, dried peach and nectarine and then waves of savoury notes - grilled nuts, salted butter caramel, furniture polish and coffee beans. The wine is fortified, so has extra warming spices from the alcohol, but is never heavy or fat, instead finishing zesty and salty.

The island of Madeira is bit like the land time forgot, in wine speak. It's only really drunk by old wine buffs or in fancy restaurants. The island itself is in the middle of nowhere and hardly anyone has been there. And yet the wines are life the elixir of life - sweet, salty, bracing, energetic and delicious. Henriques & Henriques has established an impeccable reputation as one of the top sources for high quality Madeira on the island. They are the leading independent Madeira shipping house and practise an uncompromising devotion to the quality of their wines through the use of only the highest quality grapes, a remarkable state-of-the-art winery, and disciplined use of the 'old style' of Madeira production that cuts no corners. The uniqueness of Madeira comes down to this production method - itself said to mimic the effect of transporting the wines by sailboat, without temperature control, as was done decades ago. This method is a mixture of ageing, heating and oxidising, and over time gives the wines an incomparable aroma and flavour. Many producers nowadays 'cheat' and heat/cool the wines mechanically....only the best (Henriques and Henriques included!) age the wines slowly to bring out the best in them!