1988 D'Oliveira Verdelho Vintage Madeira - medium dry
€ 295.00
This rare Verdelho Madeira from 1988 has a light amber color with a yellow to clear core and light orange highlights; a pleasant nose of nut oil, melted butter, light floral notes, roasted almonds, and rich toffee. Tasty, youthful yet balanced and complex, with roasted, almondy, fresh lemon notes, and a sweet, sour orange flavor. Long finish.
Food-pairing
As an aperitif, try oxtail soup (no, not in it, but with it!), cream of shrimp soup, cream of asparagus soup, lobster with tarragon vinaigrette, Caesar salad, smoked duck with mango chutney, pigeon with macadamia nuts and star anise, and Peking duck, to name just a few.
Nuts: hazelnuts. Cheeses such as quark, aged cheeses, and sweet, nutty cheeses.
Fish: smoked salmon, shrimp cocktail with Granny Smith cheese, mussels, and sardines.
Meat: almost any type of meat: chicken, duck, pork, and plain steak. Classic and perfect with smoked ham.
A typical Madeira dish that pairs well with a Verdelho Madeira is swordfish with banana and passion fruit.
Grapes: Verdelho 100%
Also known as Gouveio in the rest of Portugal, it is the most widely planted white variety. The style has a slightly sweet flavor and is off-dry/medium dry. It is grown at altitudes of 400-600, primarily in the north, and ripens late. This grape is the main ingredient in Rainwater.
Alcoholcontent
20%
Store & Serve
Always store Madeira wine upright.
Madeira's acidity is so strong that it will damage the cork if the bottle is stored flat.
Serve at 18°C. Madeira is a wine that has matured for several years in an oxidative environment, and then enters a reductive environment during bottling. It is therefore advisable to open the bottles a few hours beforehand. After this, the bottles can be kept almost indefinitely, as air no longer affects Madeira wines. In fact, the wine tastes better after months—if any remains—than when the bottle is opened.
Critics & Awards
91/100 - CellarTracker
Region: Madeira
Producer: D'Oliveira