This is a well-aged colheita with mouth-watering, vibrant acidity from one of the category\u2019s true authorities.<\/p>\n
Colheita is often overlooked\u2014many wine lovers aren\u2019t entirely sure what the term covers. In brief: a colheita is a single-vintage<\/strong> tawny, aged for a minimum of seven years<\/strong> in wood, though many rest far longer. This 2010<\/strong> spent 13 years<\/strong> in venerable 550-liter oak casks<\/strong>, where slow, gentle oxidation rounded and matured the port.<\/p>\n Kopke\u2019s style is instantly recognisable across all their tawnies: a lovely, ethereal acidity<\/strong> and a profile of dried fruit, shaped like a trimmed athlete<\/strong> rather than a caramel-laden heavyweight. Achieving concentration in long-aged tawny is easy\u2014simply raise the evaporation rate, much like reducing a stock. The true craft is to deliver intensity without sacrificing balance and drinkability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n After 13 years of oxidative ageing<\/strong>, this colheita is now in peak drinking form. The primary fruit has largely receded, giving way to layered maturation notes of dried prune<\/strong>, nuts<\/strong>, powdered sugar<\/strong>, and preserved, candied citrus<\/strong>. The palate is powerful and full, with a sweet, caressing farewell; the finish is exemplary in length, and the vintage\u2019s natural acidity keeps the wine lively and taut.<\/p>\n Once opened, it will keep well for a few days<\/strong> if stored cool, then slowly relax and lose focus\u2014so there\u2019s no need to rush if a couple of glasses remain.<\/p>\n And remember: this style does not improve with bottle ageing<\/strong>. It is at its best freshly bottled<\/strong>, though it will comfortably hold top form for a few years<\/strong>. Serve at 12\u201316 \u00b0C<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Douro Valley Port<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":104150,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rs_blank_template":"","rs_page_bg_color":"","slide_template_v7":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[4736,2773,2764],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-104007","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-colheita-en","7":"product_cat-port-wine","8":"product_cat-liqueurwine","9":"pa_drue-traditional-douro-grape-varieties-en","10":"pa_land-portugal-en","11":"pa_procent-20-en","12":"pa_producent-kopke-en","13":"pa_region-duriense-porto-en","14":"pa_serveringstemperatur-12-16-en","15":"pa_vintage-2010-en","16":"pa_volume-75-en","18":"first","19":"instock","20":"taxable","21":"shipping-taxable","22":"purchasable","23":"product-type-simple"},"bundled_by":[],"bundle_stock_status":"instock","bundle_stock_quantity":null,"bundle_virtual":false,"bundle_layout":"","bundle_add_to_cart_form_location":"","bundle_editable_in_cart":false,"bundle_sold_individually_context":"","bundle_item_grouping":"","bundle_min_size":"","bundle_max_size":"","bundle_price":[],"bundled_items":[],"bundle_sell_ids":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/104007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=104007"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=104007"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raschvin.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=104007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}