The 1985 Malmsey from Blandy’s was bottled in 2009, after a twenty-four year sojourn in old oak casks. The wine is lovely, offering up a deep and complex bouquet of dried cherries, orange peel, molasses, cloves, a touch of brown butter and a savory topnote of celery seed. On the palate the wine is pure, full-bodied, complex and still fairly youthful in its profile (though the bottle was only opened today), with a fine core of fruit, excellent focus and bounce and a very long, complex and classy finish that closes with fine grip and exceptional balance. This may be even better than it is showing today, as it has only been open for a few hours! 2014-2100. 92+