Terrantez
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2050
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Rich game consommé, aged sheep's milk cheeses, roasted nuts and dried fruits
✨ Technical Specifications
Terrantez is one of the most legendary and rarest grape varieties of Madeira, famously celebrated in the local Portuguese proverb, 'As uvas de Terrantez, não as comas nem as dês, para vinho Deus as fez' (Neither eat nor give away Terrantez grapes, for God made them for wine). Known for its extremely low yields and delicate nature, the variety nearly faced extinction, making any old bottling highly prized. Pereira D'Oliveira's Terrantez is crafted in the traditional medium-dry style, aged slowly in seasoned oak casks under the warm canteiro system in Funchal. This patient, decades-long oxidative aging coaxes out an extraordinary aromatic profile characterized by dried citrus peel, exotic spices, dark honey, and a distinctive, noble bitter-orange finish balanced by searing, vibrant 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
Terrantez
🍷 ABV
19-20%