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Madeira Bual

Madeira Bual wine guide: the wine region in Portugal, its Bual, the sweet white wine and fortified wine it makes, and what to pour it with.

Country
Portugal
Climate
Mediterranean
Signature grape
Bual
Styles
sweet white · fortified
1
Signature grapes
8
Bottles to find

Madeira Bual is a wine region of Madeira, Portugal.

The vineyards are given over to Bual.

Vines root into volcanic.

The climate is mediterranean.

The vineyards themselves read as island.

Sweet white wine and fortified wine is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows rich, dark, raisin-like flavors with good acidity and ideal for aging.

Pour them alongside cheese platters, chocolate desserts, spicy dishes and roasted nuts.

Serve at 7 to 10°C.

Rewards decades in the cellar.

Soil
Volcanic
Climate
Mediterranean
Terrain
Island
Styles
sweet whitefortified

In the glass.

Sweet white: Rich, Dark, Raisin-like flavors with good acidity.

Fortified: Ideal for aging.

Grapes planted here.

Bottles to look for.

  • Barbeito 10 Year Old Boal Old Reserve, Madeira, Portugal
  • Barbeito Boal, Madeira, Portugal
  • Barbeito Bual Reserva Velha, Madeira, Portugal
  • Barbeito Frasqueira Boal, Madeira, Portugal
  • Blandy's 10 Year Old Bual, Madeira, Portugal
  • Blandy's 5 Year Old Medium Rich Bual, Madeira, Portugal
  • Blandy's Colheita Bual, Madeira, Portugal
  • Blandy's Vintage Bual, Madeira, Portugal

At the table.

  • Cheese platters
  • Chocolate desserts
  • Spicy dishes
  • Roasted nuts

Serving and cellaring.

  • Serve at 7 to 10°C.
  • Rewards decades in the cellar.

Nearby regions.

Madeira Bual: common questions

01.
What grapes is Madeira Bual known for?
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Bual is the signature grape of Madeira Bual.
02.
What kind of wine does Madeira Bual make?
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Madeira Bual produces sweet white wine and fortified wine.
03.
Where is Madeira Bual?
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Madeira Bual is a wine region in Portugal.
04.
What food goes with Madeira Bual wine?
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Try cheese platters, chocolate desserts, spicy dishes and roasted nuts.
05.
How long does Madeira Bual wine age?
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Rewards decades in the cellar, though it varies by producer and vintage.

More from here: every wine region in Portugal, or the wider Madeira guide.

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