Malvasia
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2040
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
dark chocolate desserts, blue cheese, roasted nuts
✨ Technical Specifications
Pereira D'Oliveira's Malvasia represents the pinnacle of the sweetest style of traditional Madeira, historically referred to as Malmsey. The Malvasia grape, introduced to the volcanic soils of Madeira in the 15th century, thrives in the island's sun-drenched coastal vineyards. D'Oliveira ages this fortified wine using the traditional canteiro system, placing the seasoned oak casks in warm lofts to undergo a slow, natural heating and oxidative process over decades. This intense concentration yields a luscious, mahogany-hued wine rich with notes of dark molasses, dried figs, roasted coffee, and exotic spices, all perfectly balanced by Madeira's trademark searing volcanic acidity.
🍾 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
Malvasia
🍷 ABV
19-20%