Colheita Bual
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2060
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Aged hard cheeses, caramelized apple tart, roasted walnuts and pecans
✨ Technical Specifications
The Colheita Bual from Pereira D'Oliveira represents a magnificent expression of Madeira's medium-sweet style, sourced from the noble Bual grape. These grapes are traditionally grown on the steep, volcanic terraced vineyards of Madeira's southern coast, where they bask in warm sunshine to develop rich sugars balanced by vibrant, electric acidity. Unlike Frasqueira Madeiras which require a minimum of 20 years in wood, Colheitas are single-vintage wines aged for at least five years in seasoned oak casks under the traditional canteiro system. In D'Oliveira's historic cellars in Funchal, these casks sit in warm attics, undergoing a gentle, decades-long thermal oxidation. This process caramelizes the sugars and concentrates the wine, yielding complex aromas of dried fruits, warm spices, toasted nuts, and singed orange peel. The legendary resilience of these wines is tied to the island's maritime history, where barrels originally crossed the equator on ships, proving that heat and air only serve to make Madeira immortal.
🍾 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
Bual
🍷 ABV
19-20%