Bastardo
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Virtually indefinite. Thanks to the oxidative canteiro aging process, this wine is incredibly resilient and can be enjoyed immediately or cellared for many decades.
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Consommé, toasted nuts, aged sheep's milk cheese
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Bastardo is one of the legendary, nearly extinct grape varieties of Madeira. Once widely planted across the island prior to the devastating phylloxera epidemic of the late 19th century, it has become an ultra-rare treasure. Pereira D'Oliveira is world-renowned for preserving precious, ancient stocks of this historic varietal. The wine is crafted using the traditional canteiro system, where it undergoes decades of gentle, warm aging in seasoned oak casks in the lofts of Funchal. This slow, oxidative process coaxes out an incredibly complex profile. Typically styled as medium-dry (meio seco), Bastardo Madeira is celebrated for its striking tension between high natural acidity, rich dried fruit notes, and a distinctive, slightly rustic, smoky, and herbaceous complexity that sets it apart from other noble Madeira grapes.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1850 by João Pereira d'Oliveira, Pereira D'Oliveira is an independent, family-owned Madeira house based in the historic heart of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Currently managed by the fifth generation of the D'Oliveira family, the house is legendary for its unparalleled library of extremely rare, old vintage Madeiras dating back to the mid-19th century. Their wines are aged traditionally in seasoned oak casks using the canteiro method, allowing them to develop extraordinary complexity, vibrant acidity, and legendary longevity. The house is highly revered for its exceptional, single-harvest expressions of noble varieties including Sercial, Verdelho, Boal, Malvasia, and the rare Terrantez.