1994 Barbeito Verdelho Vintage madeira medium dry

€ 220.00

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Gold colour with green highlights.  Bouquet with candied fruit, walnuts, apricot, light smoke, beeswax, sweet spice and minty note displaying its beautiful freshness. Elegant on the palate with citrus flavors and a fantastic bittersweet that balances the fresh and seductive long finish.

 

This is the second wine of a series of bottlings that pay tribute to Mr. Manuel Eugénio as a way of enduring the long-term relationship between our families. In September 2018, 650 bottles have been filled, all individually numbered. 

 

Food-pairing

Excellent as an aperitif,  pairs well with cheese.

   

Grapes: Verdelho

Also known as Gouveio in the rest of Portugal. Is the most commonly planted white variety. The style has a slight sweetness and is off-dry / medium dry. Planted at altitudes of 400-600, especially in the North, and ripens late. The grape is the main ingredient for Rainwater.

Grapes from a variety of quality vineyards from the Seixal area.  Grapes were pressed in a continuous press.

Since the foundation of Vinhos Barbeito, in 1946, and for many years Mr. Manuel Eugénio Fernandes has supplied Sercial and Verdelho grapes to our company. He had a very special relationship with the family maintaining weekly visits to our old winery, in most of which Ricardo Diogo had the great privilege of being present. 

   

Alcoholcontent

19,34%

pH: 3,29

 

Store & Serve

Always keep a Madeira wine upright.

Madeira's acids are so strong that they attack the cork if the bottle is stored lying down

Serve best at 14ºC or low room temperature 16ºC

Madeira is a wine that has matured in an oxidative environment for several years, before being bottled in a reductive environment. It is therefore useful to open the bottles a few hours in advance. The bottles can then be stored almost indefinitely, as the air no longer affects Madeira wines. In fact, the wine tastes better after months - if there is still left - than when opening the bottle.

 

Critics & Awards

87/100 - Vinous Antonio Galloni Tasted: Apr 2019

     

Tags : Madeira - Barbeito