D'Oliveiras Malvazia 1901
1901, Madeira, Portugal
D'Oliveiras Malvazia 1901
Malvasia Bianca
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Profile & Story
Rare Wine Co., D'Oliveira's American importer, notes that the house has held on to many of its most famous vintages, building an irreplaceable stock of old wines whose intense, cask-aged character shows why Madeira was once so prized by earlier generations. This Malvazia (Malmsey) was matured in cask for over a century before being bottled as a vintage-dated 1901, one of the most storied bottlings in D'Oliveira's library of profound old Malvasias.
Tasting Notes
Malvazia, or Malmsey, is the richest and sweetest of the four classic Madeira styles, typically showing notes of dried fruit, allspice, cola and burnt sugar over a core of bright, balancing acidity, intensified by a century of cask aging.
Pairing Recommendation
Malmsey is a classic partner for spiced cakes and other desserts, and is especially good with chocolate.