2000 Barbeito Verdelho Colheita Madeira medium dry
€ 39.50 / 50 cl
| Producer | Barbeito |
| Region | Madeira |
| Grapes | Verdelho |
| Ageing | Colheita, 14 years in an old French oak cask (canteiro) |
| Alcohol | 19.38%vol | pH: 3.35 |
| Serving | 10-12°C, filtered, no need to decant Store upright, keeps almost indefinitely once opened |
A 2000 single-cask Verdelho: explosive acidity from São Vicente.
Tasting note
Golden with a few green highlights. Fresh aromas of pine, ripe citrus, green tobacco leaf, clove, a little toast and plenty of nuttiness. Well structured and mineral, nicely dry, with superb acidity and a spicy, lingering finish.
The story
This Verdelho 2000 Colheita Single Cask (casks 4 D + E) was made from grapes from the same vineyard as the previous edition, the Verdelho 1996. The vineyard belongs to grower Agostinho Andrade Junior and his family, with whom winemaker Ricardo Diogo has had a special bond for years. The grapes come from the north coast, from São Vicente, which explains the explosive acidity. It almost completely masks the concentration built up over 14 years of ageing in the traditional canteiro system, in an old French oak cask. In June 2015, 1,116 bottles were filled, all individually numbered.
Elsewhere in Portugal, Verdelho is also known as Gouveio. The grape gives a lightly sweet, medium-dry style, is mainly planted in the north at 400-600 m and ripens late. It is the main ingredient of Rainwater.
Food pairing
Lightly chilled as an aperitif, or with starters of smoked fish such as salmon, caviar, olives, cured ham, duck and dried fruit and nuts such as hazelnuts and almonds.
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