1973 DOliveira Verdelho Vintage Madeira - medium dry
€ 657.00
Gives a fruity style with a nice balance between acidity and sweetness and does not have that high acidity of sercial. In the nose dried fruit, some nutty and honey, sometimes in the taste some coffee and chocolate.
Food-pairing
As an aperitif, oxtail soup (no, not in it but with it!), shrimp cream soup, asparagus cream soup, lobster with tarragon vinaigrette, Caesar salad, smoked duck with mango chutney, pigeon with macadamia and star anise, Peking duck to name but a few.
Nuts: hazelnuts.
Cheese: cottage cheese, mature cheeses, sweet, nutty cheeses.
Fish: smoked salmon, shrimp cocktail with granny smith, mussels, sardines.
Meat: almost all types of meat: chicken, duck, pork, plain steak. Classic and perfect with smoked ham.
Typical Madeira dish: swordfish with banana and passion fruit. Baked pineapple.
Grapes: Verdelho 100%
In de rest van Portugal ook bekend als Gouveio. Is het meest aangeplante witte ras. De stijl heeft een licht zoetje en is off-dry / medium dry. Wordt aangeplant op hoogtes van 400-600, vooral in het Noorden en rijpt laat. De druif is het hoofdingrediënt voor Rainwater.
The grape has traditionally been one of the most popular grapes planted on the small island of Madeira since vines were first planted there in the 15th century. It was however badly affected by the Phylloxera plague and the number of vines has decreased greatly in the century since then. Since 1993 any Madeira wine labeled as Verdelho must contain at least 85 percent of the grape, which was not previously required.
The variety of Madeira wine known as Verdelho lies between those of Sercial and Bual in style, being drier than Bual but not as dry as Sercial. The variety is known for its high acidity when aged, but if drunk young generally possesses more fruit flavor than the other Madeiras. Some producers are experimenting with making a table-style wine by allowing the grapes to ripen more prior to harvesting and blending with the grape Arnsburger to balance Verdelho's naturally high acidity.
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 (10 notes)
93/100 - Vinous Antonio Galloni
Region: Madeira
Producer: D'Oliveira
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