Quinta do Portal – 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port 70 cl. 20%
Douro Valley Port – Portugal
This is a gracefully matured tawny port wine that has been stored at the producer and therefore now, completely freshly bottled, appears perfectly rounded and ready to drink.
A 10 year old tawny is a blend of many vintages with a profile like a 10 year old wine. Here, it is the basement master’s task to frame the style of the house year after year, so that you as a consumer know what you get when you repurchase Quinta do Portal.
Quinta do Portal is synonymous with the Mansilha family, which dates back to the 15th century. They have gone from supplying grapes and wine to eventually having full control over production, and today they have wine holdings consisting of more than 40 hectares of top fields in the Pinhão Valley, in the heart of the Cima Corgo.
During the long, oxidative storage, this type of port wine throws off its youthful fruitiness as well as tannic acid, leaving behind a gentle, rounded wine that tastes in the direction of liquid brownish veneer. Irresistible, sweet aromas of powdered sugar, Christmas spice, orange peel, candy and raisins provide an intense port wine experience.
Enjoy Quinta do Portal 10 Year Old Tawny Port as the glass in time, for desserts with ingredients like caramel, nuts or dried fruit, and when the season is right: for Christmas baked goods.
Enjoyed spacious glasses at 12-16 °.
This type of port wine, through its oxidative growth, stays fresh for a few weeks after opening, the longest when stored refrigerated.