Dry 15 YO
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
salted almonds, cured Iberian ham, aged sheep's milk cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Pereira D'Oliveira's 15 Year Old Dry Madeira is a masterclass in the transformative power of time and volcanic terroir. Sourced from steep, hand-tended terraces overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, the grapes for this dry style—traditionally Sercial—are defined by their searing natural acidity. The wine undergoes the historic canteiro aging process, where it rests in seasoned oak casks in the warm lofts of Funchal. Over fifteen years, the gentle, passive heat coaxes out extraordinary complexity, evaporating water and concentrating the wine's essence. This slow oxidation tempers the grape's fierce acidity into a high-toned, electric backbone, surrounded by savory, smoky, and nutty nuances that tell the centuries-old story of Madeira's maritime trade.
🍾 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
Sercial
🍷 ABV
19%