Malvasia 10 Years Old
A rich, sweet Madeira with caramel, dark chocolate and dried-fruit notes, balanced by fresh acidity
About this wine
Wine Style:
Sweet, rich fortified Madeira.
Tasting Notes:
Appearance:
⤍ Deep, bright amber..
Nose:
⤍ Caramel, dark chocolate and toffee, with dried-fruit and spice notes.
Palate:
⤍ Sweet, soft and richly textured, with lively acidity balancing the sweetness.
Finish:
⤍ Long and sweet, with lingering cocoa notes.
Gastronomy:
∙ Dark chocolate, pralines, chocolate mousse, honey cake.
∙ Avoid: Delicate raw seafood, very acidic salads
Vineyards:
Small terraced vineyards on volcanic, mainly basalt-derived soil
Ageing method:
Canteiro maturation: gradual warming and slow oxidation during barrel aging.
Winemaking process:
Malvasia grapes from Madeira's steep terraces ferment in stainless steel for just 2–3 days before grape spirit is added, keeping much of their sugar. The wine then ages in oak casks by the canteiro method for an average of ten years. Known in English as Malmsey, this sweet style was among the most famous wines of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Interesting notes:
Its sweetness comes from grape sugars retained by stopping fermentation early, rather than fully fermenting the wine dry
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