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1983 D'Oliveira Verdelho Vintage Madeira - medium dry

€ 315.00

Nose has a splash of raisins, salty caramel and licorice. Every sip brings new sensation - coffee, lemon peel, nutmeg, pecans, toffee, mandarin. Long citrusy finish.

The founders of D’Oliveiras were visionaries that saw the true value of Madeira Wine: its ability to improve over time. D’Oliveiras is the only Madeira Wine company that owns Madeira Wine bottles and barrels from as far as the 1850’s that can still be commercially purchased. Bottled and painted by hand in 2022, this 1983 Verdelho has been aged for 39 years in old French oak barrels in the 17th century wine lodge in the heart of old Funchal.

Food-pairing

As an aperitif, oxtail soup (no, not in it but with it!), shrimp cream soup, asparagus cream soup, lobster with tarragon vinaigrette, Caesar salad, smoked duck with mango chutney, pigeon with macadamia and star anise, Peking duck to name but a few.

Nuts: hazelnuts. Cheeses like cottage cheese, mature cheeses, sweet, nutty cheeses.

Fish like smoked salmon, shrimp cocktail with granny smith, mussels, sardines.

Meat: almost all types of meat: chicken, duck, pork, plain steak. Classic and perfect with smoked ham.

Typical Madeira dish: swordfish with banana and passion fruit. Baked pineapple.

Grapes: Verdelho 100%

In the rest of Portugal also known as Gouveio. Is the most widely planted white variety. The style has a light sweetness and is off-dry / medium dry. Is planted at altitudes of 400-600, mainly in the North and ripens late. The grape is the main ingredient for Rainwater.

Alcoholcontent

20%

Store & Serve

Serve at 18°C

Madeira wines are indestructible and have the fascinating ability to remain in excellent condition for centuries. Keep your bottle of Madeira wine upright, away from direct sunlight, and it will last forever. The acids of Madeira are so strong that they will attack the cork if the bottle is stored lying down. Once opened, a bottle of Madeira wine will remain in perfect condition for months, if not years. So, don't hurry to finish the bottle. That is, if you can resist :-)

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