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Wine Description
The Story
Leacock’s Solera 1808 is a wine of historical significance: part of the legendary 1808 Malvasia—not vintage but solera-aged over many decades. It offers elegance, finesse, and aromatic detail, though lacks the opulence of other contemporaries. If properly stored, it's a wine that can still have life and presence today—but approach it with appreciation for its age and rarity.
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Wine Information
Described as deep maple‑tawny with apple‑green edges and cloudy. Aromas of dried date, toffee, wintergreen, clove, and volatility. Sweet entry, vibrant acidity, tropical fruit and spiciness; medium-bodied with a medium-length finish—balanced, though lacking some freshness.
Vintage 1808
1808 is considered one of the greatest Malvasia vintages ever cultivated on Madeira. Blandy’s also produced an 1808 Malvasia Solera that is generally considered richer and more profound than Leacock’s, thanks to deeper color and complexity
Average Bottle Price
| 2025 | 2020 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 980€ +42.8% | 4 189€ +10.2% | 3 800€ |
This data comes from the FINE Auction Index, a composite of average prices for wines sold at commercial auctions in 20 countries. The average prices from each year have been collected since 1990. This chart plots the index value of the average price of the wines.