Winery H. M. BorgesSercial Madeira Old Reserve 10 Years Old Reserva Velha
Natural sweet wine
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks and sweet desserts.
Taste structure of the Sercial Madeira Old Reserve 10 Years Old Reserva Velha from the Winery H. M. Borges
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sercial Madeira Old Reserve 10 Years Old Reserva Velha of Winery H. M. Borges in the region of Terras Madeirenses is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sercial Madeira Old Reserve 10 Years Old Reserva Velha of Winery H. M. Borges in the region of Terras Madeirenses often reveals types of flavors of caramel, non oak or oak.
Food and wine pairings with Sercial Madeira Old Reserve 10 Years Old Reserva Velha
Pairings that work perfectly with Sercial Madeira Old Reserve 10 Years Old Reserva Velha
Original food and wine pairings with Sercial Madeira Old Reserve 10 Years Old Reserva Velha
The Sercial Madeira Old Reserve 10 Years Old Reserva Velha of Winery H. M. Borges matches generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of simple pancake batter or seaweed tartar.
Details and technical informations about Winery H. M. Borges's Sercial Madeira Old Reserve 10 Years Old Reserva Velha.
Discover the grape variety: Sercial
Portuguese, an ancient grape variety cultivated in particular in the Minho region and on the island of Madeira. It should not be confused with the cerceal branco and cerceal du Dâo, which are also related to the ramisco, trincadeira from Alentejo, alvarelhâo from Douro, etc. The Sercial can be found in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia, Argentina, South Africa, ... little known in France.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sercial Madeira Old Reserve 10 Years Old Reserva Velha from Winery H. M. Borges are 2010
Informations about the Winery H. M. Borges
The Winery H. M. Borges is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 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: Old vines
There are no specific regulations governing the term "vieilles vignes". After 20 to 25 years, the yields stabilize and tend to decrease, the vines are deeply rooted, and the grapes that come from them give richer, more concentrated, more sappy wines, expressing with more nuance the characteristics of their terroir. It is possible to find plots of vines that claim to be a century old.
