D'Oliveira Sercial 1969
Region: Madeira
Producer: Pereira D'Oliveira Vinhos Lda.
Why we chose this wine
1969: the year the first man set foot on the Moon. A Madeira from this vintage is a living piece of history — a wine that has been ageing for generations, owing its character to decades of patient cask maturation.
Sercial
The 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.
Sercial
The 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.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Sercial |
| Drinking window | Now - ∞ |
| Serveren bij | Excellent as an aperitif, lightly chilled and served between 11-12°C. Also delicious with almonds, olives, smoked fish or a light consommé. |
| 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). |
What the critics say
Robert Parker Wine Advocate
90/ 100
Published 15-10-2020
“The 1969 Sercial Reserva unwinds to reveal aromas of pecans, salted caramel, figs and honey cake, followed by a medium to full-bodied, elegantly integrated palate that's quite fine-boned, displaying fine depth at the core, tangy acids and an attractive, bittersweet finish.”
— William Kelley, Robert Parker Wine Advocate
The producer
Pereira D'Oliveira Vinhos Lda.
In the hands of the same family since 1850, now in its fifth generation. D'Oliveira keeps 1.5 million litres of old Madeira in cask, with vintages reaching deep into the 19th century: classic Madeira, made the way it used to be.