H&H Madeira Malvasia 20 Yr

H&H Madeira Malvasia 20 Year is a fortified wine at 20% ABV in a 750mL bottle — 100% Malvasia in the richest sweet style, aged a minimum of twenty years by canteiro at Henriques & Henriques in Câmara de Lobos, Madeira — a trophy-winning wine, available to order online at Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.

• ABV: 20% vol
• Size: 750mL
• Grapes: 100% Malvasia
• Sweetness: sweet (doce — Malvasia is the richest classic style)
• Aging: minimum 20 years by canteiro; age statement = youngest wine in the blend
• Origin: Henriques & Henriques — Câmara de Lobos, Madeira DOC, Portugal (est. 1850)
• Awards: IWC 2016 — Varietal Malvasia Trophy winner

Two Decades in the Lodge, One Trophy

Malvasia — "Malmsey" in the old English trade — is Madeira's richest voice, and the H&H 20 Year is the house pouring it at full depth: 100% Malvasia, twenty years minimum in canteiro, dark with golden hints. The importer's notes run from toffee and clove-scented five-spice through crème brûlée, caramelized fig, and orange fudge to every roasted nut — "sweet savor to bitter decadence" — while the house sheet adds dried fruit, caramel, and honey with subtle wood, and a sweet, velvety palate of raisins, honey, and vanilla. It won the IWC's Varietal Malvasia Trophy in 2016 — the bottle has the hardware to match the reputation. Browse the Henriques & Henriques range, or compare the Malvasia 10 Year to taste what the extra decade buys.

Tasting Notes

Toffee, caramelized fig, and crème brûlée over clove, five-spice, and honey, with dark dried fruit and golden hints. Sweet and velvety — raisiny, full-bodied, fragrant — with the acidity that keeps twenty years of richness balanced.

How to Enjoy

Serve at cellar temperature, lightly chilled (59–64°F), in 2–3 oz pours: the classic after-dinner wine. The house pairs it with blue cheeses, walnuts and roasted nuts, dark chocolate desserts, and rich cakes. Exceptional with a cigar; keeps indefinitely once opened.

Frequently Asked Questions

What awards has the H&H Malvasia 20 Year won?
It won the Varietal Malvasia Trophy at the International Wine Challenge in 2016.

Is Malvasia the sweetest Madeira?
Yes — of the four classic noble grapes, Malvasia (Malmsey) is the richest and sweetest style.

What does the 20 Year mean?
The blend's youngest component is at least twenty years old; H&H's stocks typically run well older.

How long does it keep after opening?
Effectively indefinitely — the oxidative aging makes Madeira one of the world's most durable wines.

A trophy Malvasia with twenty years behind it: order H&H Madeira Malvasia 20 Yr online from Del Mesa Liquor, San Diego, CA.