D'Oliveira Moscatel 1900
Region: Madeira
Producer: Pereira D'Oliveira Vinhos Lda.
Why we chose this wine
1900: the year the World's Fair opened its doors in Paris. 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.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Moscatel |
| Drinking window | now-∞ |
| Serveren bij | Served between 14-15°C, delightful with dried-fruit desserts, crème brûlée, or simply as a closing note to the meal. |
| 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). |
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.