D'Oliveira Malvazia 1996
Region: Madeira
Producer: Pereira D'Oliveira Vinhos Lda.
Why we chose this wine
1996: the year Dolly the cloned sheep was born. A Madeira from this vintage carries that year within it: a wine that has matured patiently in cask for years.
Malvasia
The sweetest of all and mainly found in Santana and Sao jorge in the north with 36 hectares planted. It is definitely the most luscious grape with a nice balance between sweet and acid.
Malvasia
The sweetest of all and mainly found in Santana and Sao jorge in the north with 36 hectares planted. It is definitely the most luscious grape with a nice balance between sweet and acid.
| Volume | 75.0 cl. |
| Grape Variety | Malvazia |
| Drinking window | Now - ∞ |
| Serveren bij | Served between 15-16°C, ideal with chocolate-based desserts, dried fruit and nuts, or enjoyed as a digestif after the meal. |
| Alc. | 19.0% |
| 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.