Fortified wine sweet
Grapes from various quality vineyards located in Arco de São Jorge. Grapes were pressed in a pneumatic press. Arresting of fermentation takes place at the desired degree of sweetness by adding vinic alcohol (96%). Malvasia aged in French oak casks for 5 years by Canteiro method. For this blend we selected wines from our warehouses with stable temperatures year round that originate a very well balanced wine in sugar and acidity. old colour.Notes of toasted almonds, honey and a bit of smoke. Lightly caramelized on the palate, fresh and polished.
Serve at 12-14°C with Christmas pudding, foie-gras, chocolate, crystallized fruits and cheese.
It is basically three casks of 1999 Malvasia, blended with some 30-year-old Malvasia. A little brown sugar and orange custard quality, with a clean, crisp quality. On the palate quite a smooth texture and a gently floral note in amongst the orange and caramel quality, of crème brûlée with very gentle spiciness before terrific orange acidity.
Vinhos Barbeito was founded in 1946 by Mário Barbeito de Vasconcelos and has since then always been run by members family. Nature plays an important role in the production of their wines. They take advantage of the fact that they are aged in three distinct warehouses, all with different climatic characteristics and different sun exposers. This fact enables them to obtain an enormous variety of wines aged by the Canteiro method. All of these characteristics contribute to Barbeito's unique style: long and fresh acidity after taste.