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COUNTRY: PORTUGAL REGION: DOURO GRAPE VARIETY: TOURIGA NACIONAL, TOURIGA FRANCESA, TINTA RORIZ ABV: 19.5% CLOSURE: SCREW TOP BOTTLE SIZE: 50CL Attractive floral notes underline the pungent, aromatic raspberry fruit aromas. The palate is full of deliciously ripe cherry and raspberry fruit flavours with lovely nuances of honey and grapefruit. Produced from Douro red grapes through an innovative tech…

Vintage-NV Style-Port Blend of grapes Touriga Nacional Touriga Francesa Tinta Roriz Tinta Barroca Tinta Cão Tinta Amarela Winemaker-David Guimaraens Alcohol-20% Residual sugar-98g/l A powerful aromatic bouquet. Dark berry fruits on the nose and palate. Great layers of complexity and flavours of plump raisin, spice and eucalyptus as well as berry fruit flavours. An elegant and finely balanced wine.…

Vintage-2012 Style-Port Blend of grapes Touriga Nacional Touriga Francesa Tinta Roriz Tinta Barroca Tinta Cão Tinta Amarela Winemaker-David Guimaraens Alcohol-20% The fresh, intoxicating blackberry fruit aromas are enhanced by a wonderfully aromatic, scented quality. A huge amount of depth and backbone to this finely tuned Port. Everything is in harmony and perfect balance. The dark berry fruit fl…

Fonseca Quinta do Panascal Vintage Port 2004 Fonseca 94 pts Wine Enthusiast - A fat, plump, luscious wine. Full of rounded, ripe jammy fruit aromas. Almost warm 'marmalada' like note to the nose. The ripeness and richness of fruit is reinforced in the mouth with flavours of plump, bursting plums and cherries. Great notes of tobacco, smoky tea (lapsang) and spice. A warm, velvety, satiny wine. An e…

TASTING NOTES An appealing golden colour, with an amber rim. Elegant and complex, it shows aromas of spice, with prevailing notes of dried fruit and elegant hints of wood and honey. Smooth and round on the palate, it shows complexity amidst intense flavours of dried fruit. An excellent finish. RECOMMENDATIONS Irresistible with a starter of foie gras with aubergine and walnuts. A great choice for a…

TASTING NOTES Intense brown colour with brick-coloured hues. Rich and concentrated bouquet, laden with dried fruit aromas and a refined note of spice. In the mouth, it is smooth and velvety. It is harmoniously structured and closed. A long and delicate finish. RECOMMENDATIONS Served chilled, it reveals all its finesse and sophistication, especially when drunk with desserts made with caramel, dried…

94 pts Wine Spectator - Soft,rich but not unctuous. Lovely balance of dried apricots & nutty complexity. Good poise with an attractive nose, great age and perfect balance. Perhaps the finest 30 year old we ever tasted — layers of caramel, penuche and butterscotch– an extremely refined blend. Type-Aged Tawny Region-Port wine Varieties-Touriga Nacional,Touriga Franca,Tinta Roriz Year-NV Bottle Size-…

TASTE HISTORY WITH THE OLDEST PORT WINE HOUSE VINIFICATION Hand-picked at the optimum time, the grapes are then destemmed, crushed and converted into wine through a process of careful maceration to extract their colour, tannins and aromas, enhanced by constant churning during fermentation. This takes place in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature, between 28-30°C, until the right degree…

TASTE HISTORY WITH THE OLDEST PORT WINE HOUSE VINIFICATION Hand-picked at the optimum time, the grapes are then destemmed, crushed and converted into wine through a process of careful maceration, enhanced by constant churning during fermentation. This takes place in stainless steel vats at a controlled temperature (between 28- 30°C) until the right degree of sweetness (baumé) is achieved. At this…

Kopke, established in 1638 is the worlds oldest Port Wine House. This Fine White is a perfect aperitif. However don't be frightend to mix it up with White Ports, they make exellent long thirst quenchers with Tonic or sparkling wines. TASTING NOTES With a greenish-yellow colour, Kopke Fine White Port shows a rich and fragrant nose, on which the fresh aromas of citrus stand out. On the palate, it is…

Kopke Vintage Port 1996 Hand-harvest at their finest, the grapes are destemmed and vinified in a careful maceration with extraction of colour, tannins and pellicle aromas, completed by permanent pumping during fermentation. This process takes place in vats at a temperature between 28-30 degrees until reaching the desired Baume. At this phase grape brandy is added, originating a fortified wine. A w…

Niepoort Dry White is made in the traditional style with long skin maceration. The final blend includes different wines aged in oak casks with an average of 3.5 years. Dry White is lovely if served chilled as an aperitif or as a long drink with Tonic Water, ice and a twist of lemon. The white grapes undergo long skin maceration, occasionally with foot treading in lagares, with fermentation carryin…

Late Bottled Vintage port is from a single year. The wine ages 4-6 years in old oak casks (opposed to Vintage that ages 2-3). LBV fills the gap between the rubies and the vintage ports since a Ruby Port should be drunk quite young and a great Vintage Port may need 15 to 20 years to really open up and show its splendour. This led to the idea in the 1960s to age the wine 4 to 6 years in large casks…

The Niepoort Philosophy has been for decades, to innovate, diversify and break taboos, whilst maintaining tradition. The redesign of The Senior Tawny, uses the most traditional format of bottle, the Potta, and a moustache to emphasis the seniority. The Senior Tawny spends most of its time ageing in small barrels in the Niepoort lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia. The small barrels enable a soft and light…

NiePOoRTland twins: Ruby Dum and Tawny Dee. Identical siblings born in the Douro. With time, Ruby Dum retains its youthful, strong character, dominated by red cherries and plums with great freshness from ageing in large wooden vats in the cool cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia. Tawny Dee acquires great wisdom and subtleness through ageing in small old oak casks exhibiting discrete characters of dried s…

NiePOoRTland twins: Ruby Dum and Tawny Dee. Identical siblings born in the Douro. With time, Ruby Dum retains its youthful, strong character, dominated by red cherries and plums with great freshness from ageing in large wooden vats in the cool cellars of Vila Nova de Gaia. Tawny Dee acquires great wisdom and subtleness through ageing in small old oak casks exhibiting discrete characters of dried s…

Produced in years of excellent quality and aged longer in wood than Vintage Port. Bottled four years after the harvest, it is deep red in colour, they are full-bodied, smooth and with a fruity bouquet. It is bottled unfiltered so decanting is recommended as during the course of the years the wine will throw a small amount of sediment. The 2013 Quinta Do Portal Portal LBV Port is a concentrated rub…