{"product_id":"blandys-colheita-verdelho-2009-portugal","title":"Blandy's - Colheita Verdelho - 2009","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis Colheita Verdelho 2009 from Blandy's comes from the island of Madeira, in the heart of the Atlantic Ocean, some 900 kilometres from the Portuguese coast and 600 kilometres from Africa. The Verdelho comes mainly from Porto Moniz and Raposeira, on the north coast, where the vines are trellised. The volcanic soils, made up of basalt, trachyte and tuff, and the temperate oceanic climate, whose temperature and humidity vary with altitude, produce grapes with striking acidity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grapes from the 2009 harvest alone are picked by hand, with a quality selection in several passes according to their ripeness. After fermentation, the wine is fortified with grape spirit, which sets its level of sweetness. It then ages according to the traditional canteiro system, in 650-litre casks at ambient temperature, until the month it is bottled. This colheita was bottled in 2022, after more than a decade of slow evolution in the house's lodges.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis wine reveals notes of \u003cstrong\u003edried fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ewalnut\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003etoasted hazelnut\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ecandied fruit\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003epepper\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003esweet spices\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003esea spray\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ebrandy\u003c\/strong\u003e. The topaz colour with golden hues is bright and crystal-clear. The palate, medium-dry and fresh, reveals lovely salinity and a long, spicy persistence, where brandy and dried fruit return.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Valade \u0026 Transandine","offers":[{"title":"750ml","offer_id":59628702859612,"sku":null,"price":116.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0284\/0032\/0643\/files\/Blandys-Colheitas-Verdelho-2009.webp?v=1792761221","url":"https:\/\/www.lebaroudeurduvin.com\/en-de\/products\/blandys-colheita-verdelho-2009-portugal","provider":"Le Baroudeur du Vin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}