Barbeito - 'VB Lote 4' Madeira

Barbeito - 'VB Lote 4' Madeira

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Description

"This wine has got a raft of caramelised nuts, raisins, date pudding and christmas cake. As this opens up it gives such magnificent toffee and dried red plum notes. Love this wine so very much!""

 

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Barbeito

As Madeira houses go, they go about their business a little differently from the other surviving companies. They age their wines 100% naturally in old French oak in warm warehouses (known as the more expensive Canteiro process), rather than by heat treating them in tanks. They don’t add caramel to colour and further sweeten the wines, and, they don’t de-acidify, which helps retain freshness.

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Malvasia Blanca

Malvasia Blanca is a catch all name for a range of grapes in the Malvasia family. Malvasia makes some of Europe's most understated white wines from the fortified wines of Madeira, the sweet wines of the Vin Santos of Tuscany and also as a dry white across Portugal and the Languedoc-Roussillon in the south of France. Certain new world countries such as California are producing a few stunning examples of Malvasia Blanca. At their best they are zesty, crisp and refreshing with tropical and peachy flavours galore.

 

--------THE REGION--------

Madeira

The fantastic jungle of an island just off the coast of Portugal. It produces some still wines too but it is famous for the wine named after the island itself. It is a fortified wine and can be nutty and dry to biscuity and sweet. A range of noble white grapes, including Malvasia, are used to produce these diverse and delectable fortified wines.