2005 D'Oliveiras - Madeira Malvazia Colheita (750ml)

Pereira D’Oliveira has been making Madeira in Funchal since 1850, and the family still runs it today. It’s known for one of the island’s great cellars of single-vintage wines, aged slowly in old casks and bottled only when ready. Malvazia (Malmsey) is the richest, sweetest Madeira style, and D’Oliveiras makes it with real freshness. Two decades in cask have turned this 2005 a translucent topaz-mahogany. The nose shows dates, figs, candied citrus, toffee and fresh flowers. The palate is viscous and honey-sweet, lifted by Madeira’s bright acidity, with a long, nutty finish. Serve it with blue cheese, dark chocolate, pecan pie or a good cigar, or on its own after dinner. Once open, it keeps for weeks.