Colheita Boal
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate desserts, roasted nuts and dried figs
✨ Technical Specifications
Pereira D'Oliveira's Colheita Boal is a masterclass in the medium-sweet style of Madeira, sourced from the noble Boal grape grown on the warm, sun-drenched volcanic slopes of southern Madeira. Under the traditional canteiro system, the wine is aged in seasoned oak casks in warm attics, undergoing a slow, gentle oxidation that concentrates its sugars, acids, and complex aromatics. This process yields a dark, mahogany-hued nectar with an intense bouquet of dried fruits, warm spices, toffee, and a distinct smoky complexity. Historically, Boal was highly prized by 19th-century merchants for its voluptuous texture and longevity, and D'Oliveira continues this legacy by aging their Colheitas far longer than the legal minimum, offering a profound taste of Madeira's liquid history.
🍾 About the Producer
Pereira D'Oliveira (widely known simply as D'Oliveira) is one of Madeira's most historic and revered independent shippers, established in 1850 by João Pereira D'Oliveira. Anchored in central Funchal within cellars dating back to 1619, the house is directed by the fifth and sixth generations of the D'Oliveira family, with managing director Luís D'Oliveira and head winemaker Filipe D'Oliveira preserving ancestral practices. While historically cultivating vineyards in São Martinho, the house now sources grapes from over one hundred long-contracted growers farming rugged, steep volcanic terraces across the subtropical Atlantic island. D'Oliveira's vinous signature is defined by exceptional power, bracing natural acidity, and unmatched oxidative concentration achieved through classical canteiro aging in ancient oak vats. The lodge holds one of the planet's most formidable libraries of vintage Madeira, bottling centuries-old Frasqueiras on demand, led by monumental vintage bottlings of Sercial, Verdelho, Boal, Malvazia Cândida, and extraordinarily rare aged expressions of Terrantez, Moscatel, and single-harvest Tinta Negra.
🍇 Grapes
Boal
🍷 ABV
19-20%