1895 DOliveira Malmsey Vintage Madeira - sweet
€ 2,300.00
Malmsey is a ‘meditation wine’ that perfectly rounds off a good dinner. Aromas: honey, raisins, caramel, vanilla. An old malmsey has aromas of toffee, vanilla and sometimes even beef stock.
Food-pairing
It is an excellent addition to pastries, fruits, chocolate, pralines, hard cheeses, ice cream, caramel & coffee desserts.
Grapes: Malmsey
The sweetest style of Madeira is made from this. There are two types, the malvasia and the malvasia candida. The malvasia candida grows closest to the ocean and has its origins in Greece. A beautiful legend about the malmsey is that of the Duke of Clarence who preferred death by drowning in a barrel of malmsey to death by a sword. Blandy’s named one of its wines after him. And there are numerous references to malmsey in the work of Shekespeare. Even Napoleon brought some malmsey from the island. In the 19th century, malmsey became even more fashionable and there was even a ‘morning malmsey’ to start the day.
The sweet and early malvasia, malvazia or still called malmsey, can only be found in the South, on low-lying vineyards at an altitude of 150-200m, close to the ocean.
Alcoholcontent
20%
Store & serve
Always store Madeira wine upright.
The acids of Madeira are so strong that they will attack the cork if the bottle is stored lying down
Serving: 18°C
Madeira is a wine that matured for several years in an oxidative environment, and then enters a reductive environment during bottling. 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 has any effect on Madeira wines. In fact, the wine tastes better after months - if there is any left - than when the bottle was opened.
Critics & Awards
93/100 - CellarTracker (6 notes)
Tags : Madeira - D'Oliveira
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