1966 Barbeito MBV Boal Vintage Madeira medium sweet
€ 580.00
| Producer | Barbeito |
| Region | Madeira |
| Grapes | Boal (Bual) |
| Ageing | At least 20 years in cask (Frasqueira) |
| Alcohol | 20%vol |
| Serving | 18°C, open a few hours in advance Store upright, keeps almost indefinitely once opened |
A 1966 Boal from the Barbeito family’s private stock (MBV).
Tasting note
Medium sweet and aromatic, with a lovely balance between sweetness and acidity. Aromas of dried fruit, prunes, chocolate, toffee, vanilla, nuts and raisins, with caramel as it ages.
The story
MBV stands for Mário Barbeito de Vasconcelos, the grandfather and founder of the house. These wines come from the family’s private stock.
These are Madeira’s finest wines, with almost unlimited ageing potential. A Frasqueira (formerly called vintage Madeira) must spend at least 20 years in cask and two years in bottle before it may be sold. It comes from a single good harvest and a single noble grape, both stated on the label with the harvest and bottling years. After gentle heating it ages for a long time in wooden casks, and once bottled its quality no longer changes. Because they are so rare, these wines are inventoried.
Boal is the Portuguese name of the grape, Bual the English one (it is also called Boal Cachudo). It grows mainly in the south of the island, between 100 and 300 m altitude, and in the north near São Vicente.
Madeira spends years ageing in an oxidative environment and moves into a reductive one at bottling. It is therefore best to open the bottle a few hours in advance. After that, air no longer affects the wine: an open bottle keeps almost indefinitely and often tastes even better months later. Always store Madeira upright, as the acidity attacks the cork if the bottle lies down.
Food pairing
Cheeses such as blue cheese, Stilton, Gruyère, Manchego and Emmental. Crème brûlée and caramel desserts with apple, apricot, pecans, cherries, almonds, hazelnuts, dried figs and vanilla ice cream. Also an excellent companion to a pipe, cigar or aromatic tobacco.
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