Medium Dry 10 YO
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
French onion soup, roasted almonds, aged hard cheeses
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the historic house of Pereira D'Oliveira, this 10-Year-Old Medium Dry Madeira represents a beautiful marriage of tradition and the unique island terroir of Madeira. The wine undergoes the traditional canteiro aging process, where it is placed in seasoned oak casks and matured in the warm upper lofts of the cellars in Funchal. This gentle, natural heating coaxes out rich, oxidative complexities over a decade. Historically, Madeira's unique character was discovered during the Age of Discovery, when wines fortified for long sea voyages returned tasting remarkably improved from the heat of the tropics. Today, D'Oliveira honors this legacy, producing a medium-dry style characterized by a brilliant amber hue, vibrant acidity, and a complex bouquet of dried orange peel, toasted nuts, and subtle spice.
🍾 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.
🍷 ABV
19%