D'Oliveira Sercial 1862
Region: Madeira
Producer: Pereira D'Oliveira Vinhos Lda.
SercialThe driest style with vineyards in the north and south of the island.
The top vineyard is Jardim da Serra near Estreite Camara de lobos , but most come from the north at high altitude with a total of 17 hect. In plantings.
Sercial has a large portion of acidity and at its best requires long barrel aging.
Vintage Madeira 1862, made from the Sercial grape. An authentic, traditionally aged Madeira in the dry style, with the depth and complexity that only decades of cask ageing can bring.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Sercial |
| Drinking window | Now - ∞ |
| Alc. | 20.0% |
| Vinification | Fortified wine (cessation of the fermentation process by adding alcohol). |
| Ripening | Long aging in old barrels (Canteiro) in an oxidative environment (barrels are never refilled). |