This is a very old Madeira wine, that belongs to the rare fortified wines of great exclusivity, classified as "FRASQUEIRA" that was part of the wine collection of the family that own this wine company.
On the nose, a refined interplay of dried citrus, almond, a hint of honey, and occasional light spicy/smoky notes typical of older Sercial. On the palate, a touch of sweetness is discernible, but the overall impression is crisp and dry, with an intense, almost electric minerality and lively acidity that keeps the whole sharp and fresh. Long, spicy finish. This is not a heavy, sticky dessert wine, but rather a structured, almost "gastronomic" Madeira.
Food-pairing
Lightly chilled as an aperitif with olives and almonds or with sushi, oysters, octopus carpaccio with tomato-coriander vinaigrette, salmon tartar, proscuitto with ham, crab & fresh tuna (sashimi).
This is a very old Madeira wine, that belongs to the rare fortified wines of great exclusivity, classified as "FRASQUEIRA" that was part of the wine collection of the family that own this wine company.
On the nose, a refined interplay of dried citrus, almond, a hint of honey, and occasional light spicy/smoky notes typical of older Sercial. On the palate, a touch of sweetness is discernible, but the overall impression is crisp and dry, with an intense, almost electric minerality and lively acidity that keeps the whole sharp and fresh. Long, spicy finish. This is not a heavy, sticky dessert wine, but rather a structured, almost "gastronomic" Madeira.
Food-pairing
Lightly chilled as an aperitif with olives and almonds or with sushi, oysters, octopus carpaccio with tomato-coriander vinaigrette, salmon tartar, proscuitto with ham, crab & fresh tuna (sashimi).
Grapes: Sercial 100%
Sercial is traditionally the white variety used for the driest Madeira style. A sercial is always dry! This means that only at the end of the fermentation, when almost all sugars have been fermented, alcohol is added. The late grape variety is also called 'Esgana Cão' (dog strangler) because of its extremely high acidity in his youth. Because of that almost undrinkable acidity, sercial usually ripens quite long. Sercial comes from the highest vineyards in the south, about 600-800m or in the cooler North.
Alcoholcontent
20%
Bewaren en serveren
Always keep a Madeira wine upright.
Madeira's acids are so strong that they attack the cork if the bottle is stored horizontally
Serving at 16 °C
Madeira is a wine that has been aged for several years in an oxidative environment, after which it is bottled in a reductive environment. It is therefore useful to open the bottles a few hours in advance. The bottles can then be stored almost indefinitely, since the air no longer has any influence on Madeira wines. In fact, after months - if any - remainder, the wine tastes better than when you open the bottle.
Critics & Awards
18,5/20 - Grandes Escolhas Tasted: Dec 2024
Deep in color, with a slight iodine note, a hint of rancidity, and an almost salty character. Very appealing. On the palate, it's a dry wine, very austere but with immense vivacity and a freshness that makes tasting a pleasure. A challenging wine in terms of food pairing. A beautiful combination.
