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D'Oliveiras Verdelho Madeira, vintage 1985

750 ml Verdelho Madeira, Portugal 1985

D'Oliveiras Verdelho Madeira, vintage 1985 is a medium sweet, full-bodied wine from Verdelho (Madeira, Portugal), in the fortified style. Acidity is moderate; oak influence is some. Good with cheese board, blue cheese, chocolate, Christmas pudding. Cheapest offer £220.00 at Tanners Wines.

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£220.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.4
sweetness
3 / 5
medium sweet
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body
4 / 5
full
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acidity
3 / 5
moderate
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oak
3 / 5
some
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Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Fortified
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Colour
Wine
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Origin
Madeira · Madeira · Portugal
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Grapes
Verdelho
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ABV
not stated by merchant
Farming
not stated
Vegan
not stated
Critic score
none
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Drinking window
not stated
Decant
not stated
Occasions
after dinner · christmas · gift · special occasion
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Merchant's description

Dark colour. Almost beefy on the nose with some lovely hints of Bovril. 60g of residual sugar puts it into the medium dry classification. Very gentle with nice cinnamon spice notes and utterly gorgeous.

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