Medium Sweet 10 YO
⏳ Drinking Window
2024 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
blue cheese, dark chocolate desserts, roasted nuts
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted by the historic house of Pereira D'Oliveira, this 10-Year-Old Medium Sweet Madeira showcases the island's unique winemaking heritage. The wine is aged using the traditional canteiro method, where casks are placed in the warm attics of Funchal to undergo a natural, slow heating process that mimics the historic ocean voyages of the 17th and 18th centuries. Sourced from steep, volcanic terraced vineyards overlooking the Atlantic, this medium-sweet expression strikes a masterful balance between rich, caramelized sugars and the vibrant, electric acidity characteristic of Madeira's volcanic terroir.
🍾 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
Tinta Negra
🍷 ABV
19%