2008 Justino's Colheita Sercial - Madère DOC - 3 Bouteilles (0,75 L)

2008 Justino's Colheita Sercial Madeira 3 x 0.75L
3 Bottles
Madeira Wine

DESCRIPTION
"Justino’s Madeira Wines, S.A." was formed as a limited company in 1953, although it had been in existence since 1870 in Madeira as a private family company, when it was known as "Justino Henriques". This makes it one of the oldest producers and exporters of Madeira Wine, internationally known for the quality of its wines. In 1993, it became internationalized, making an association with one of the larger French groups of wine and spirit distribution – C.O.F.E.E.P also knows as La Martiniquaise - building a new winery with the intention of improving the conditions in which its wines are made, in particular the process of vinification, production and aging. This large, modern and functional winery has been equipped so as to combine traditional methods with the most advanced technology available. Today, Justino’s Madeira holds one of the largest stocks of Madeira wine on the island, including high quality wines aged in oak casks, which enables the company to meet the requirement of the most demanding and selective consumers. Over the years, Justino’s Madeira Wines, S.A. has become one of the leading producers and exporters of Madeira Wine thanks to the acknowledged quality of its wines and the substantial increase in its production capacity.

WINEMAKERS: Dina Luís, Juan Teixeira & Nuno Duarte.

AWARDS/RECOMMENDATIONS
92 Points, International Wine Challenge
Grand Gold Medal, Mundus Vini

WINE VARIETIES: Sercial (100%).

VINIFICATION
Manual harvesting. Selection of the best grapes over several weeks according to their state of maturation. Total stalking, crushing and pressing. Open spout winemaking. Fermentation in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature. Interruption of fermentation by adding 96% wine alcohol. Addition of wine alcohol made after 6 - 7 days of fermentation to maintain the desired amount of sugars. Vinification made using traditional methods. Aged using the traditional Canteiro system, in French and American oak barrels of different capacities. Batch formation, clarification, filtration and bottling.

TASTING NOTES
Ripe, rum and raisin toffee apple, long nutty, coffee finish, big orange and apricot with marmalade acidity.

SERVING
Excellent when served with cheeses, tropical fruits, cakes, custard tarts, fruit tarts, butter cookies and berries. As an aperitif, serve at a temperature of 10ºC; as a dessert wine, serve at 16ºC.

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