D’Oliveira is one of the greatest of the classic Madeira shippers, and one of the few to survive from the pre-phylloxera era.
Of all the Madeira wine shippers that survive today, perhaps only the Madeira Wine Company has as rich a history as the firm of Pereira D’Oliveira.
The original company, João Pereira D’Oliveira & Filhos, was founded in the 1880s by a major landowner and grower in São Martinho, João Pereira D'Oliveira. But early in...
No other company on the island can boast such a wealth of great old Madeiras. These include five monumental Verdelhos from the family’s own São Martinho vineyards, vintaged in 1850, 1890, 1900, 1905 and 1912. There are no finer examples of mature Verdelho in existence today.
Digging into the D’Oliveiras’ library, we can also find profound Malvasias (a.k.a. Malmseys) from 1875, 1895, 1900 and 1907; Buals from 1903, 1908 and 1922; and Sercial...
Over the years, it has been our privilege to take part in several comprehensive tastings of D’Oliveira vintages. There is a definite “house style” to these wines. They have very powerful aromatics, great lushness and viscosity, incredible structure, and a tangy character that is essential to the finest wines of the 18th and 19th centuries.
No wonder others in the Madeira trade consider these to be such supreme ex...
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