Barbeito Madeira 3 years sweet
€ 15.35
| Producer | Barbeito |
| Region | Madeira |
| Grapes | Tinta Negra |
| Ageing | Estufagem, then up to 3 years in oak casks |
| Alcohol | 18.91%vol | Total sugar: 107.3 g/l | pH: 3.39 |
| Serving | 13-14°C, or over ice Filtered, no need to decant, keeps for several months once opened |
A three-year-old sweet Madeira: toffee, coffee and chocolate.
Tasting note
Deep brown. Notes of toffee, coffee, molasses, chocolate and jam. Full-bodied and soft, with a long, sweet taste.
The story
The grapes come from several quality vineyards in Estreito de Câmara de Lobos and São Vicente and are pneumatically pressed. Fermentation is stopped at the desired sweetness with 96% grape spirit. The wine gets its character from the estufagem process and then matures for up to 3 years in oak casks before being blended and bottled.
Tinta Negra (formerly Tinta Negra Mole) is Madeira’s most widely planted grape and accounts for most of its production. In Spain it is called Negramoll. As a table wine it gives fairly light, soft reds best drunk young, but as Madeira it can keep almost forever.
Food pairing
An excellent dessert wine with chocolate, petits fours, coffee and cheese. Delicious in a wide glass with ice and a twist of lemon peel. Also a chefs’ favourite for enriching rich sauces.
The producer
Barbeito is one of the most forward-thinking houses on Madeira, and also one of the youngest: it was founded in the 1940s by Mário Barbeito. After his death in 1985 his daughter Manuela de Freitas took over the business. Her sons Ricardo and Miguel joined in 1991. Ricardo Diogo runs the house today.
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