Saveiro Castanea Tinta Negra Reserva
NV, Madeira, Portugal
Saveiro Castanea Tinta Negra Reserva
Tinta Negra
Henriques & Henriques
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Profile & Story
Saveiro Castanea is a Tinta Negra Reserva Madeira produced by Humberto Jardim, winemaker and owner of Henriques & Henriques, an established Madeira producer based in Câmara de Lobos. It spends over five years aging in used chestnut barrels, a practice harking back hundreds of years to a time when chestnut wood was widely used in the maturation and transport of wine.
Tasting Notes
The wine is described as warm and concentrated, with notes of dark tamarind, torched citrus oil, roasted hazelnut, cured tobacco leaf, wood varnish, and sea smoke, its acidity balanced by gentle tannins picked up during chestnut barrel aging.
Pairing Recommendation
It is recommended on its own, with roasted nuts and cheeses, and with desserts such as crème brûlée and clafoutis, served at cellar temperature, lightly chilled.