Blandy’s Colheita Verdelho 1995 was aged for 16 years in seasoned American oak casks, in the traditional ‘Canteiro’
system, whereby the wine is gently heated by warm air in the lofts of the company’s south-facing lodge in Funchal.
Over the years the casks are transferred from the top floor to the middle floor and eventually to the ground floor
where it is cooler. The wine is regularly racked during the ageing process and is finally bottled when the desired
balance of maturity is reached.