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Sercial

white grape · also Esgana Cão Madeira serve 10–12 °C ages 5–50 years

Sercial is a white grape: light-bodied, very high acidity, usually dry. 7 Sercial wines from £19.70. Typical aromas: citrus peel, smoke, almond, sea salt.

Typical structure · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
light · 2/5
Acidity
lowhigh
very high · 5/5
Oak
noneheavy
little · 2/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
high · 5/5
Typical for the variety; WineGenie knowledge base, not a measurement of one wine.
Is Sercial sweet or dry?
Usually dry.
What goes with it
aperitif, olives, consommé, smoked fish. dry, high-acid fortified
Where it grows
Madeira, Portugal — the driest Madeira grape/style
If you like Sercial
7 Sercial wines · ranked by critic score, then price · showing 7
sweetness · body on 1–5 · inferred
WineVintageStyleSweetBodyScoreFrom
Blandy's Duke of Sussex Dry Madeira
Blandys · Madeira
NVFortified—£19.70
Familia Carvalho Martins Branco, Douro Meda 2019
Familia Carvalho Martins · Douro
2019Crisp, dry whites—£64.00
Blandy`s Colheita Sercial 2009
Blandys · Madeira
2009Fortified—£80.00
Mas de Daumas Gassac Vin de Laurence 2020
Mas de Daumas Gassac · Languedoc-Roussillon
2020Crisp, dry whites—£131.00
H&H Sercial 1971
Henriques & Henriques · Madeira
1971Fortified—£387.00
Massandra Madeira 1955
Massandra · Madeira
1955Fortified—£446.00
Blandy`s MCDXIX Magnum
Blandys · Madeira
NVFortified—£5674.00