D'Oliveira Verdelho 1890
Region: Madeira
Producer: Pereira D'Oliveira Vinhos Lda.
Why we chose this wine
1890: the year Vincent van Gogh died. 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.
Verdelho
The grape used to make semi-dry wines comes mainly from the south, but also from Sao Vicente in the north. The general planting is about 46 hectares all over the island. The grape is very aromatic and frivolous and has great potential for acidity.
Verdelho
The grape used to make semi-dry wines comes mainly from the south, but also from Sao Vicente in the north. The general planting is about 46 hectares all over the island. The grape is very aromatic and frivolous and has great potential for acidity.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Verdelho |
| Drinking window | Now - ∞ |
| Serveren bij | Served between 12-13°C, excellent as an aperitif or paired with smoked fish, hard cheeses and lightly spiced dishes. |
| 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
95/ 100
Published 15-10-2020
“The 1890 Verdelho Reserva opens beautifully in the glass, shedding some high-toned top notes to reveal aromas of dates, spices, dried citrus peel, coniferous forest floor and subtle hints of espresso roast. Medium to full-bodied, deep and incisive, it's concentrated and intensely sapid, built around racy acids and concluding with a long, searingly saline 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.