Wines made from Verdelho grapes of Graciosa
Discover the best wines made with Verdelho as a single variety or as a blend of Graciosa.
Structured, taut whites with precise acidity and a slender mouth, featuring aromas of citrus (lemon, orange peel), dried fruits, toasted almond, Mediterranean herbs and pronounced saline notes. A historic pillar of medium-dry Madeira (one of the island's four classic noble grapes) where it develops complex oxidative notes. Also as structured dry whites in Douro DOC and Australia (Hunter Valley). Native Portuguese grape, unrelated to Spanish Verdejo.
Wine sub-region of the Setubal Peninsula (Portugal, Arrabida peninsula, sandy soils on limestone and schist, AOC 1990): Castelão (Periquita) exclusive indigenous signature as a structured fruity red king with notes of black cherry, blackberry, plum, spices and a refined earthy-schistous touch. Moscatel Roxo (violet Muscat) in amber liqueurs. Fernão Pires and Arinto as vivid aromatic whites. José Maria da Fonseca (1834) and Bacalhôa as historic estates.