Barbeito 5 Year Old Island Rich Sweet Reserva Madeira, Portugal Domaine U Stiliccionu Fermentation is spontaneous

Fermentation is spontaneous

took place in a fiberglass cuve and from there it went into bottles

The wines are never filtered before bottling

The grapes are destemmed and see a two to five day maceration in open wooden vat with pigeage

The sites all become officially biodynamic in 2021

Barbeito 5 Year Old Island Rich Sweet Reserva Madeira, Portugal Domaine U Stiliccionu Fermentation is spontaneousSourced from prime vineyards in So Vicente and Cmaro de Lobos. The Rich is 100% Tinta Negra. Vinification: The grapes ferment in stainless steel to the desired sweetness before being fortified with wine derived neutral spirits. Aged for 5+ years in old French casks in a warehouse with stable year round temperatures. Production 200 350 cases produced a year. Ricardo continues to innovate with wines like his compelling Island Dry and Island Rich