Joaquim Madeira

RED

This is a signature wine by Joaquim Madeira. It is a replica of the first wine that its author created in 1965, after completing his academic training. Produced from a blend of 14 traditional grape varieties from two old family vineyards, the same that were used in the first Joaquim Madeira of 1965, it has a profile similar to the traditional wine of Alentejo from the 60's. 

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Following the joint fermentation of the grapes in conic steel vats, this wine aged for 15 months in new Portuguese oak barrels, followed by 3 years in chamber with temperature control.

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Only produced in exceptional years when the 14 grape varieties present a homogeneous maturation, it is a very complex and full-bodied wine, with a unique profile.

 

The original watercolour of the label, painted by his wife, Graça, evokes earth and firm soil, as a mirror of the character of the wine's author and the body and structure of the wine itself.    

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Tasting notes:

Colour: Deeply intense garnet.

Aroma: Complexity, mixture of jammy fruit, raisins, ripe wild berries, scents of Portuguese oak.

Taste: Very soft, fruity, good balance. The raisins and the jams in a perfect flavour that remains in the long, persistent finish, together with an excellent acidity.

 

Important remark:

This wine should be decanted. It presents deposit.

Ideal temperature: 18º C to 20º C.