Malvasia Reserva
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich chocolate desserts, blue cheese, roasted nuts
✨ Technical Specifications
Malvasia, historically known as Malmsey, represents the sweetest and most luscious style of traditional Madeira. The grape itself boasts a legendary lineage, having been introduced to the volcanic cliffs of Madeira in the 15th century under the direction of Prince Henry the Navigator. Pereira D'Oliveira's Malvasia Reserva is crafted to showcase the rich, opulent side of this noble variety. Sourced from steep, terraced vineyards carved into the island's basaltic soils, the grapes benefit from a warm maritime climate. The wine is aged in seasoned oak casks, developing a complex tapestry of flavors. This traditional process coaxes out deep, caramelized notes of dried figs, molasses, and dark spices, all brilliantly balanced by the vibrant, electric acidity that is the hallmark of Madeira's unique terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1850 by João Pereira d'Oliveira, Pereira D'Oliveira is an esteemed, independent family-owned Madeira house based in the historic center of Funchal on Madeira Island, Portugal. Renowned for its vast reserves of historic library stocks acquired through family heritage and the assimilation of notable historic lodges, the house practices traditional canteiro aging in seasoned oak casks, allowing natural warmth to slowly concentrate and mature the wines over decades or even centuries. Under generations of family stewardship, the house crafts exceptionally long-lived, complex fortified wines renowned for their vivid acidity and depth, spanning dry to luscious styles made from noble varieties including Sercial, Verdelho, Bual, Malvasia, and legendary rare bottlings of Terrantez.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Malvasia
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
19%