Country of Origin: Portugal
Location: Funchal
People: Anibal & Luis d'Oliveira, Owners & Winemakers
D'Oliveira is one of the greatest of the classic Madeira shippers, and one of the few to survive from the pre-phylloxera era. Founded in 1820, and today housed in cellars that date from 1619, this small jewel of a company is still owned by the same family, its vineyard holdings built up over time through a series of marriages with other wine-producing families.
But what is really extraordinary is that D'Olivera has held on to many of its most famous vintages, creating a unique, and irreplaceable, stock of old wines. And remarkably they are all D'Oliveira wines, not purchased from other shippers or growers.
Thus, whether an 1862 Sercial or a 1922 Bual, all were produced by the D'Oliveiras and their ancestors, and generally from their own vineyards in São Martinho, one of the great viticultural sites in Madeira, lying just to the west of Funchal along the island's south coast.
D'Olivera's house style can best be characterized by very powerful aromatics, great lushness and viscosity, incredible structure, and a tangy character that is essential to the finest wines of the 18th and 19th centuries. As is typical of the most traditional of houses, wines are kept in cask and bottled according to demand. We are delighted to be able to offer you a wide selection of vintages through our partner, The Rare Wine Company. Most are Stateside in California and can be special-ordered via 2-day air shipment.
"It was in 1850 that Joao Pereira d’Oliveira founded his company. He
initially sold wines to other shippers, and it was not until the 1970s
that they began to sell Madeira wines under their own label (though they
continued to sell and buy lots, to and from other shippers.) It is a
small company, but there are plentiful stocks of reserve wines. Their
policy is to bottle on demand, which means their vintage wines can
invariably benefit from extended cask aging. Let us begin with their
reserve wines, which are mainly Tinta Negra Mole and are matured under
estufugem." - Wine Advocate 2012
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| Current Items from D'Oliveira |
| Cat # |
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Pack-Size |
Net |
Reviews |
| 813 |
D'Oliveira 1908 Bual, Madeira DOC |
1-750 |
$400 |
WA 94 WA 94 WA 92 |
| 340 |
D'Oliveira 1922 Bual, Madeira DOC |
1-750 |
$395 |
JG 96 |
| 5471 |
D'Oliveira 1958 Bual, Madeira DOC |
1-750 |
$235 |
WA 90 JG 91-93+ |
| 550 |
D'Oliveira 1968 Bual, Madeira DOC |
1-750 |
$132 |
WA 93 WA 94 WA 87 JG 94 |
| 1748 |
D'Oliveira 1977 Bual, Madeira DOC |
1-750 |
$105 |
WA 94 |
| 341 |
D'Oliveira 1983 Bual, Madeira DOC |
1-750 |
$90 |
WA 87 |
| 3941 |
D'Oliveira 1989 Malvasia, Madeira DOC |
1-750 |
$80 |
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| 2947 |
D'Oliveira 1969 Sercial, Madeira DOC |
1-750 |
$132 |
WA 92 JG 94+ |
| 4814 |
D'Oliveira 1971 Sercial |
1-750 |
$132 |
JG 94 |
| 1493 |
D'Oliveira 1988 Terrantez, Madeira DOC |
1-750 |
$100 |
WA 93 WA 87 JG 92 |
| 342 |
D'Oliveira 1912 Verdelho, Madeira DOC |
1-750 |
$360 |
WA 88 WA 91 JG 98 |
| 2755 |
D'Oliveira 1973 Verdelho, Madeira DOC |
1-750 |
$120 |
WA 89 |
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