2008 Justino Sercial Colheita Single Cask

€ 44.00

Open colour with low amber hue. Light, dry and complex in the aroma of nuts. In the mouth marked dryness. Ends long, dry and with good complexity.

Food-pairing

It is an excellent accompaniment to dried fruit, butter cookies, dark chocolate and honey cake.

Grapes: Sercial 100%

Manual harvesting. Selection of the best grapes for several weeks according to their maturation state. Total destemming, crushing and pressing. Open spout vinification. Fermentation in stainless steel vats under controlled temperature. Interruption of the fermentation by the addition of wine alcohol 96º. Addition of wine alcohol made after 6 - 7 days of fermentation in order to maintain the desired amount of sugars. Vinification done according to traditional methods. Aged by the traditional system of Canteiro, in French and American oak casks of different capacities. Batch constitution, clarification, filtration and bottling.

Sercial is a white variety characterized by high acidity. The grape variety was previously planted in large quantities on the island of Madeira. Due to phylloxera contamination and the grape's sensitivity, it is now grown only in small quantities, mainly in the regions of Seixal, Porto Moniz, Ponta Delgada, São Vicente and Arco de São Jorge. The grape produces fine and dry wines that impress with their elegance.

Alcoholcontent

19%

Store & Serve

Always store a Madeira wine upright. The acids of Madeira are so strong that they attack the cork when the bottle is stored horizontally

As an aperitif serve at a temperature of 10ºC; as a dessert wine serve it at 16ºC.

Madeira is a wine that matured for several years in an oxidative environment, before bottling in a reductive environment. It is therefore useful to open the bottles a few hours in advance. The bottles can then be kept almost indefinitely, as the air no longer affects Madeira wines. In fact, after months – if there is anything left – the wine tastes better than when it opened the bottle

Critics & Awards

Grand Gold - Mundus Vini Tasted 2021

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