The Winery Leacock's of Madeira of Terras Madeirenses

Winery Leacock's - 10 Years Tinta Negra Medium Rich Madeira
The winery offers 50 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Symington Family Estates.
It is ranked in the top 39 of the estates of Terras Madeirenses.
It is located in Madeira in the region of Terras Madeirenses

The Winery Leacock's is one of the world's great estates. It offers 50 wines for sale in of Madeira to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Leacock's wines

Looking for the best Winery Leacock's wines in Madeira among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Leacock's wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Leacock's wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top natural sweet wines of Winery Leacock's

Food and wine pairings with a natural sweet wine of Winery Leacock's

How Winery Leacock's wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of traditional pastry flan or boquerones anchovies in vinegar.

Organoleptic analysis of natural sweet wines of Winery Leacock's

On the nose the natural sweet wine of Winery Leacock's. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, earth or microbio. In the mouth the natural sweet wine of Winery Leacock's. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the natural sweet wines of Winery Leacock's

  • 1863With an average score of 5.00/5
  • 1969With an average score of 4.90/5
  • 1966With an average score of 4.62/5
  • 1973With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.37/5

The grape varieties most used in the natural sweet wines of Winery Leacock's.

  • Tinta Negra Mole
  • Bual
  • Malvasia
  • Sercial
  • Verdelho
  • Malmsey

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 other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Leacock's

Planning a wine route in the of Madeira? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Leacock's.

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.

News about Winery Leacock's and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Friendly

Said of a wine whose aspects are pleasant and not too marked.

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