Barbeito Madeira Verdelho 5 years medium dry
€ 20.80
| Producer | Barbeito |
| Region | Madeira |
| Grapes | Verdelho |
| Ageing | 5 years in American oak (canteiro) |
| Alcohol | 19%vol |
| Serving | 15-18°C, no need to decant Keeps for months once opened |
Five years of Verdelho: topaz, dried fruit and spice.
Tasting note
Light topaz with golden highlights. A complex nose of grapes, dried fruit, wood and spice.
The story
Fermentation uses natural yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks at 18-21°C. After about four days it is stopped with brandy once the desired sweetness is reached. The wine aged in American oak casks using the traditional canteiro system, with gentle heating in the lofts of the Funchal lodges. Over the years the casks moved from the upper to the middle floors and finally to the cooler ground floor. The wine was then racked and fined, and the blend was assembled and bottled.
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
The perfect aperitif, and delicious with game dishes and terrines.
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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