Douro, Portugal.....
Port Vintages results from exceptionally good crops from a single year, referred as “Classical Years” due to the high quality grapes obtained in ideal climate conditions.
After 2 years in oak barrels, Vintage Port wines are bottled in our cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia, in the Douro riverside. The Vintage improves and ages in the bottle for decades, and should be kept horizontally, in a dark, dry aired place, enhancing its true character throughout the times.
Vintage Port should be drunk with a minimum of 8 years old, but it can be appreciated with more than 50.
When recent, Vintage Port is intense, with an impressive deep purple color and reveals strong aromas of berries (especially, raspberries and blackberries), with firm tannins and a balanced structure. With age, it becomes smoother, but more elegant and complex, acquiring softer colors, distinctive aromas and body.
As Vintage Port Wines throw deposit, the bottle should be kept upright for a few hours before decanting. It is perfect served with strong cheese, especially blue ones.
"Violet and berries on the nose, with licorice. Full-bodied and medium sweet, with a wonderful density of fruit and fine tannins. Subtle yet structured" Wine spectator 88-91pts