Tasting Note
AromaA luscious bouquet releasing aromas of fruit (grapefruit, apricot, almonds, hazlenuts and cocoa), vanillan oak, roasted flavours (cinnamon, caramel, coffee) and a hint of spirit.
Closure
GrapePort
Grape Variety
MaturationAverage age 25 years.
Oaked0
PalateFine and delicate with an elegance sustained by the complex interplay of ripe and dried fruits. Harmonious, fresh and velvety on the palate ending on a round long finish of richness and generosity.
VarietalV_PORT
Vinification
RegionOporto - Portugal
Region CodeIPOROPORTO
Region Notes
State
Subregion
WinemakerJuan de Almeida
Wine StyleFortified
Best Fortified Wine of the World
5
0
2015/01/11
Decanter World Wine Awards, 2006
Roger Voss
0
92
2013/04/23
Wine Enthusiast Magazine, April 2013
At 20 years, aged tawnies bear fruit and concentrated wood flavors, plus dry acidity. This is rich and poised, and it has a fine, full finish. Editors’ Choice.
Kim Marcus
0
92
2012/06/01
Wine Spectator Magazine, June 2012
Decanter World Wine Awards 2019
0
94
2019/06/12
Decanter World Wine Awards 2019
Silver Medal
Kim Marcus
0
92
2012/06/01
Wine Spectator Magazine, June 2012
Decanter World Wine Awards 2019
0
94
2019/06/12
Decanter World Wine Awards 2019
Silver Medal
James Molesworth
0
92
2018/12/31
winespectator.com, 31 December, 2018
A plump and engaging tawny, with caramel, toffee, cinnamon and fruitcake notes weaving around the mulled cherry and plum fruit. Toasted sesame flavors show on the warm finish. Drink now.
3 Gold Medals
5
0
2014/01/01
Decanter World Wine Awards 2014 | 2014 | 2016, UK
2 Gold Medals
5
0
2013/01/01
International Wine Challenge 2013 | 2015, UK
Expert’s Choice - 20 year old Tawny
0
91
2013/01/13
Decanter, January 2013
Mid-deep amber colour with a slight olive-green tinge to the rim. Rich, open, caramelised orange on the nose, lifted with the merest hint of rancio. Toasty caramelised flavours, gaining richness in the mouth with a succulent finish. Deliciously complex and beautifully balanced.
2 Gold Medals
5
0
2013/01/01
The IMBIBE Sommelier Wine Awards 2012 | 2013, UK