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拍品编号：5191
估价：HKD32,000—40,000
成交价：35,000
拍卖时间：2019-11-23 上午10:30
拍卖地点：香港会议展览中心大会堂 香港湾仔博览道1号 香港会议展览中心大会堂
拍卖公司：佳士得
简介：Madeira
Rebottled in 2017.New wax capsule with original DB seal.New stencilling on old flute shape bottle.Level：into neck
1 bottle per lot
AN INCREDIBLE COLLECTION OF CENTURY OLD MADEIRA
The following lots 5191 to 5210 represent an incredible collection of liquid time capsules.All the bottles were reconditioned or bottled from old demi-johns and shipped directly from Madeira to HK for this sale.Christie’s specialists have tasted and selected these Madeira for their very high quality.
Tasting Notes by Edwin Vos (EV)，Director，Head of Wine Sales Continental Europe
MADEIRA
Madeira is the name of both the volcanic Portuguese island of the coast of North Africa，and the fortified wine made there.The four classic types of Madeira are named after the grapes from which they are made：Sercial，Verdelho，Bual and Malvasia.All four of these types of Madeira are still in production today and typically have high natural acidity.
Two other grape varieties，Terrantez and Bastardo are much rarer as they are very susceptible to disease and were almost wiped out by phylloxera and are only seen in voluminous and comprehensive Madeira collections like the one offered here today.The majority of Madeira，however，is made from a grape called tinta negra mole，or tinta.Technically，tinta is considered a “good variety” as opposed to a “noble” one and as such，none of the wines in this extraordinary collection contain that grape.Here，we are offering only the finest and noblest.
To make Madeira，fermentation of the grapes is usually stopped by the addition of alcohol.In the middle of the 18th Century brandy was first used to fortify and also stabilise the wine for shipment to England and her colonies.The wine can then be additionally sweetened，then undergoes estufa.Estufa，one of the most unique wine making processes in the world，came about quite by accident.Madeira was ideally located as a stopping point for ships destined for the East and West Indies.Since the majority of the Madeira was made for export，the wine often spent long periods of time ageing in casks being used as ballast in the holds of shipping vessels.When it was discovered that the slow heating of the wine had a positive effect，the merchants preferred that the wine cross the tropics twice in order for it to reach full maturity.This process of heat and controlled oxidation lead to the invention of the estufa system，currently in use，as a way of replicating these ocean voyages.In the estufagem，the fortified wine is heated to (by law) between 40 and 50 degrees Centigrade for a legal minimum of three months.After the wine has been heated it is cooled (special care being taken to ensure that the wine does not over-oxidize) and then placed in “pipes” for the resting period known as estagio for a year or more，after which it is stored in casks of a solera (much like sherry) or observed for potential as vintage Madeira.
Michael Broadbent writing in his book Vintage Wine stated that “Madeira has always been one of my favourite wines，and I am glad to say，vintage Madeira is making a comeback”.
拍品分类：工艺品杂项>工艺品其它
拍卖会：2019年秋季拍卖会
拍卖专场：佳士得珍罕名酿及烈酒：呈献显赫私人珍藏及马德拉酒百年极尚窖藏
预展时间：2019年11月22日-23日 上午10:00-下午7:00
2019年11月24日-26日 上午10:00-下午6:00
预展地点：香港会议展览中心大会堂 香港湾仔博览道1号 香港会议展览中心大会堂
