Top 100 natural sweet wines of Madeira - Page 2

Discover the top 100 best natural sweet wines of Madeira of Madeira as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the natural sweet wines that are popular of Madeira and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Discovering the wine region of Madeira

The wine region of Madeira is located in the region of Terras Madeirenses of Portugal. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Blandy's or the Domaine Blandy's produce mainly wines natural sweet, sweet and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Madeira are Verdelho, Sercial and Touriga nacional, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Madeira often reveals types of flavors of oaky, minerality or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of butterscotch, salt or roasted almonds.

In the mouth of Madeira is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness. We currently count 47 estates and châteaux in the of Madeira, producing 340 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Madeira go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, appetizers and snacks or beef.

Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional

Most certainly Portuguese, not to be confused with the Touriga Franca also of the same origin. In Portugal, where it is widely cultivated, it is used to produce, among other things, the famous red Porto. It is also found in Uzbekistan, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, Spain, etc... very little known in France, although it is listed in the Official Catalogue of A1 vines.

Food and wine pairing with a natural sweet wine of Madeira

natural sweet wines from the region of Madeira go well with generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts, appetizers and snacks or beef such as recipes of chocolate mug cake, cake with olives and bacon or burger roll.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wine of Madeira

On the nose in the region of Madeira often reveals types of flavors of peach, vegetal or pecan and sometimes also flavors of dried fig, dark chocolate or citrus. In the mouth in the region of Madeira is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

News from the vineyard of Madeira

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