1900 DOliveira Moscatel Vintage Madeira - sweet
€ 2,178.00
Madeira from Moscatel are only 3 on the market. It is a powerful wine with the classic sweet Moscatel note. An aroma of Chinese tea, a touch of moist earth, orange peel and fresh ginger. Elegant with an exceptionally fine taste, lively acidity. In the mouth dried figs, apricots and plums. Long finish
Food-pairing
Delicious and exclusive digestive
Grapes: Moscatel
It is possible that this grape is making a comeback, Porto Santo was better known for Moscatel, or moscatel-1900-reservaMuscatel as Cossart records it. He notes that it was an accepted or good variety (castas boas), but he found it too sweet, lacking the required acidity and a hard sell in London in the 1950s and 1960s.
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
97/100 - Wine Spectator Tasted: 31-Jan-2000
95/100 - CellarTracker (9 notes)
Producer: D'Oliveira
Region: Madeira
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