Verdelho

Does not require decanting. Excellent for serving as an aperitif, with light creamy soups and consommés, Serrano ham, smoked game, mushrooms stuffed with garlic, pâtés and dried fruits as almonds and walnuts.

Vines are trained on the Latada (traditionally low trellises formed by wire horizontal structures laid over trellis post, usually wood or iron) or Espalier. The harvest period usually starts mid September and concludes in the 2nd week of October. Grapes are manually harvested in several-weekly selections according to grape ripeness.

Aged in American and French oak cask in the traditional “Canteiro” system. After matured the wine underwent racking, fining and filtering before the blend was assembled and bottle.

The grapes are totally destemmed, crushed and pressed. The must obtained was then allowed to ferment at controlled temperature (16º to 18ºC) in stainless steel tanks. Fermentation is stopped after 6 to 7 days by addition of neutral grape spirit (96% minimum) in order to maintain the desired sweetness degree. Vinification is carried out in strict accordance with traditional methods.

ustino’s Madeira Wines S.A. is one of the oldest companies producing and exporting Madeira wine. Its acquired know-how in the art of blending its respect for traditional winemaking techniques and its constant quest for innovation have been the characteristics marking our success and our growth. We are now an international company recognised for its excellence and focused on presenting premium products to our customers without losing sight of the history tradition and authenticity that have always characterised our wines. Our mission is “To do one thing only but to do it well”. Our motivation is born of our values of close ties to the community and tradition bringing dynamics and innovation so that we can produce wines capable of providing unique experiences and sensations that leave their mark on the people coming into contact with them every moment of their lives.