Moscatel Graudo
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Virtually limitless; can be cellared for decades and remains stable for months after opening.
🍽️ wine.food_pairings
Blue cheese, dark chocolate desserts, fruit tarts
✨ wine.spec_sheet
An extraordinary rarity in the landscape of Madeira, Moscatel Graúdo (the local name for Muscat of Alexandria) represents a historic and highly limited style of fortified wine. While the island is renowned for its classic noble grapes, Pereira D'Oliveira holds some of the most precious, ancient casks of Moscatel in existence. Grown on warm, sun-drenched coastal terraces, the grapes undergo fermentation before being fortified and subjected to the traditional canteiro aging process in seasoned oak casks. Over decades of slow, oxidative maturation in Funchal's warm lofts, the grape's intense floral and citrus blossom aromas evolve into a dark, complex elixir. It reveals layers of dried figs, molasses, exotic spices, and black tea, all brilliantly lifted by Madeira's hallmark vibrant acidity.
🍾 wine.about_producer
Founded in 1850 by João Pereira d'Oliveira, Pereira D'Oliveira is an independent, family-owned Madeira house based in the historic heart of Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. Currently managed by the fifth generation of the D'Oliveira family, the house is legendary for its unparalleled library of extremely rare, old vintage Madeiras dating back to the mid-19th century. Their wines are aged traditionally in seasoned oak casks using the canteiro method, allowing them to develop extraordinary complexity, vibrant acidity, and legendary longevity. The house is highly revered for its exceptional, single-harvest expressions of noble varieties including Sercial, Verdelho, Boal, Malvasia, and the rare Terrantez.