A delicate dry Madeira with a beautiful citrus and apricot aroma and a fresh nutty finish. An excellent aperitif wine
Food-pairing
The perfect aperitif, also very good with creamy appetizers, seafood and Indian dishes
Grapes: Tinta Negra Mole
Winemaker: Blandy - Madeira Wine Association
Blandy's Duke of Sussex underwent fermentation off the skins with natural yeast at between 24°C - 26°C C in temperature controlled stainless steel tanks. After approximately 5 days, fortification with grape brandy takes place, arresting fermentation at the desired degree of sweetness. Blandy's Duke of Sussex was transferred to 'estufa' tanks where the wine underwent a cyclic heating and cooling process between 45°C and 50°C over a period of 3 months. After 'estufagem' the wine was aged for three years in American oak casks and then underwent racking and fining before the blend was assembled and bottled.
Alcohol content
19%
pH: 3,34
Store & Serve
Serve at 16 - 18°C.
No need to decant.
Last for a couple months after opening