Winery Leacock'sSaint John Madeira
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 Saint John Madeira from the Winery Leacock's
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Saint John Madeira of Winery Leacock's 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 Saint John Madeira of Winery Leacock's in the region of Terras Madeirenses often reveals types of flavors of non oak, microbio or oak and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, dried fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Saint John Madeira
Pairings that work perfectly with Saint John Madeira
Original food and wine pairings with Saint John Madeira
The Saint John Madeira of Winery Leacock's matches generally quite well with dishes of sweet desserts or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of tiramisu (original recipe) or tuna, tomato and olive cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Leacock's's Saint John Madeira.
Discover the grape variety: Poulsard
Poulsard is a red grape variety that originated in the Franche-Comté region. In 1732, it was qualified as a good grape variety with several others by the parliament of Besançon at the time. It currently covers nearly 300 ha. This variety has 3 approved clones: 296, 584 and 464. Poulsard has slightly hairy branches with long tendrils. Its leaves are yellow in color. Although its bunches are small, its berries are often medium-sized or larger. Poulsard is quite sensitive to scorching, spring frosts and coulure. It is also afraid of oidium, mildew and grey rot. This grape variety appreciates clayey, fat and marly soils. Its fertility is average, so it is preferable to prune it long. It buds quite early. Poulsard produces a wine with a light structure, fine and aromatic. It can be kept for years. This wine goes well with poultry, red meat, cheese and starters.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Saint John Madeira from Winery Leacock's are 2008, 0
Informations about the Winery Leacock's
The Winery Leacock's is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 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: Natural sweet wine
Wine obtained by mutage with wine alcohol of the must in the course of fermentation, from the Muscat, Grenache, Macabeu and Malvoisie grape varieties, and corresponding to strict conditions of production, richness and elaboration.
