1995 Barbeito Verdelho Vintage madeira medium dry

€ 220.00

Gold colour with greenish Highlights. Bouquet with menthol notes and fresh pine, dried carob, chocolate powder, black tea, plum and dried figs. Citric flavour, beautiful acidity maintaining an almost spicy freshness. Elegant, long savory finish.

This Verdelho 1995 is the fourth wine of a serie of bottlings that pay tribute to Mr. Manuel Eugénio as a way of enduring the long-term relationship between our families. In April 2019, 1030 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

19,07%

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.

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Tags : Madeira - Barbeito