Gourmet

Justino’s launches six wines with history

Six wines aged between 20 and 50+ years strengthen the portfolio of Justino’s Madeira, the largest wine producer in Madeira.

Author Paulo Santos|Photos Miguel Nóbrega

Justino's Madeira has just launched six new fortified wines, Madeira, all in vintages. These are a set of single-varietal blends, aged between 20 and over 50 years.

The Sercial grape variety (dry) gave rise to the launch of Justino's Madeira +50 years. This wine, to be enjoyed on its own or served as a digestif, is ideal with tobacco or cigars.

Another single-varietal blend was made from Malmsey grapes (sweet). It is a 50-year-old wine. Recommended for contemplation, but also suitable for serving with desserts or chocolate.

A blend of batches made from the black grape variety resulted in a semi-sweet wine. It is a blend that has been aged for an average of 40 years and is also recommended to accompany desserts.

Another launch is Justino's Madeira Terrantez 30 years, a set of batches from one of the rarest grape varieties in Madeira wine, which in this case gave rise to a semi-dry wine. In terms of pairing suggestions, the company recommends this wine with cigars, truffles, mushrooms, or curry.

Also aged for 30 years, a Boal (medium sweet) was launched, whose blend involved a batch of very old wine and others from the 1990s and 2000s. It is recommended to accompany, for example, Madeira honey cake.

The sixth release was a Verdelho (medium sweet), whose blend of batches is around 20 years old. It is a wine recommended for tasting with cured cheeses, starters, or fine charcuterie.

All wines are the creation of winemakers Nuno Duarte and Juan Teixeira.

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