D'Oliveira Terrantez 1971
Region: Madeira
Producer: Pereira D'Oliveira Vinhos Lda.
Why we chose this wine
1971: the year Walt Disney World opened its doors in Florida. 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 | Terrantez |
| Drinking window | now-∞ |
| Serveren bij | Served between 13-14°C, a fascinating pairing for aged cheese or almond biscuits — best enjoyed on its own to appreciate its complexity. |
| 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).<br /> |
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.