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Item Number: 5715
UPC: None
Country: Portugal
Region: Madeira
Sub Region: Madeira
Appellation/AVA: Madeira DOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 1952
Grape(s): 100% Bual
Type: Wine - Fortified
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 1
Closure: T Top
Alc by Vol(%): 19
Tasting Notes: Aromas of dark sugar, orange, coffee, chocolate, and dried fruit. Food Pairing: Try Espresso Cheesecake
About Vinhos Barbeito: Vinhos Barbieto was founded in 1946 by Mario Barbeito de Vasconcelos, a wealthy businessman. He bought up large quantities of privately owned wine, some of it dating back to the 18th century, including some of Madeira's greatest wines, from the island's most important growing areas: Cama do Lobos, Sao Martinho, Campanario, Canico and Ribera Brava.
At the time Barbeito acquired them, these wines were virtually all still in cask, a traditional practice in Madeira, where 50 to 100 years or more in wood is mandatory for great wines. The long, slow oxidative process in cask adds to the wine's complexity. The evaporation in barrel concentrates the flavor and extract. Since Mario Barbeito de Vasconcelos's death in the 1980s, Barbeito has continued to keep its old wine in 600-liter French-oak barrels, only bottling enough to meet its needs for the next two years.
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