Barbeito Sercial 10 Year-Old Reserve
75 cl
A fantastic 100% Sercial aged in French oak casks from 10 up to 14 years by Canteiro method. Mineral and salty with heady acidity. Finishes dry and fresh with an almost endless end.
Excellent as an aperitif or paired with oysters, French onion soup, octopus salad, Parmesan cheese, with sautéed mushrooms with garlic, and olives.
A fantastic 100% Sercial aged in French oak casks from 10 up to 14 years by Canteiro method. Mineral and salty with heady acidity. Finishes dry and fresh with an almost endless end.
Excellent as an aperitif or paired with oysters, French onion soup, octopus salad, Parmesan cheese, with sautéed mushrooms with garlic, and olives.
Tasting Notes from Celtic Whiskey Shop and Wines on the Green | |
Nose | Aromas of dried fruits pine and resin. |
Palate | Mineral and fresh palate. Long finish. |
Colour | Greenish Gold Tints |
Fact Sheet | |
Fluid | 75 cl |
Grape Variety | 100% Sercial |
Alcohol % | 19% |
Style | Fortified Wine |
Estate/Producer | Vinhos Barbeito (Madeira) |
Country | Portugal |
Region/AOC | Madeira (DOP) |
Vintage | n/a |
Making Techniques | Grapes were pressed in a continuous press. Arresting of fermentation takes place at the desired degree of sweetness by adding vinic alcohol (96%). Aged in French oak casks fro 10 to 14 years by Canteiro Method |
Closure | Natural Cork |
Cellaring/Ageing Potential | Cork |
Serving Suggestion | |
Serving Suggestion | Excellent as an aperitif or paired with oysters, French onion soup, octopus salad, Parmesan cheese, with sautéed mushrooms with garlic, and olives. |
Awards and/or Press Quotes | |
Jancis Robinson | "So dry and elegant. A long, tensile line stretched from start to finish. Pecan skins. Saffron. Green apple and fresh apricot. Smoky citrus peel." |
International Wine Challenge 2010 | Bronze Medal |
Janci Robinson May 2012 17/20 | Sercial is the lightest and driest and along with great Fino or Manzanilla is one of the most energising, appetising drinks in the world. Sercial and Barbeito seem like a marriage made in heaven and indeed Barbeito 10 Year-Old Secial tastes heavenly. Peachy pale tawny. Racy with that wonderful purity and acidity yet heady and with massive depth of fruit. Tense, serious complex A marvel really. Only just off-dry this would make a fabulous aperitif. I gave it a possibly characteristically stingy 17 points out of 20.' |