Christie’s roundel
Lot 265

Faja Malvasia 1864

Closed22 October 2015

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GBP 493

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Faja Malvasia 1864
Painted script bottle, very faded. Recorked, rewaxed capsule. Level into neck
Tasting note: April 2015 at Majesty of Malvasia tasting in N.Y. Believed Barros e Sousa. Subdued fine styled nose of tobacco, smokey, orange peel and old furniture wood. Slightly sweet. Soft fairly sweet start, typical Malvasia, molasses, rich fine taste. Good acidity in fine fruit-sweetness. Very good. From a Lisbon cellar bought at Christie’s London sale December 2013 sale. EV.
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