Winery Blandy'sDuke of Cumberland Madeira (Medium Rich)
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Blandy's's Duke of Cumberland Madeira (Medium Rich).
Discover the grape variety: Attiki
Variety obtained in Greece by Vassilis Mikos by crossing the Alphonse Lavallée with the black monukka, registered at the end of 2002 in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1.
Informations about the Winery Blandy's
The Winery Blandy's is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 37 wines for sale in the of Madeira to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Terras Madeirenses
Madeira is a Portuguese-owned archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, 600 miles (970km) southwest of Lisbon and 450 miles due west of the North African coast. It gives its name to one of the world's great fortified wines. Both the wine and the island hold unique places in the history of wine. All fortified wine from the island is now produced under the Madeira DOC, while the table wines are sold under the VR (Vinho Regional) title Terras Madeirenses.
The word of the wine: Vatting
After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.
