2004 Fortified Douro Colheita 375 ml

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$359.94 6 x 750ml bottle

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SKU: PORT

WINE STYLE

Rich & Generous
FOOD PAIRING

Chocolate, crème brûlée, roasted nuts, dried fruits, a strong blue cheese such as Stilton.
HIGHLIGHTS

Tawny Port from a single harvest, or colheita

WHY WE LOVE THIS WINE

This wine is a blend of the classic Douro black grapes.

Occasion

Dinner party, Impress the in-laws, Treat yourself

A NOTE FROM THE WINEMAKERS

“This Colheita is the sort of special, rare wine that the Portuguese usually keep for themselves. ”

SERVING TEMPERATURE | 10 - 14°

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TASTING NOTES

A classic Tawny Port with notes of fig, liquorice and cinnamon spice. It is lusciously sweet with aged character of toasted nuts and caramel.

SEASON

Spring rainfall was well below average and summer was dry and hot before a cool spell in autumn. Many vineyards experienced water stress, which, combined with very slow ripening, caused concern until rains late in the season gave a welcome boost and the sunshine returned for the run home to harvest of healthy, ripe fruit from mid-September.

WINEMAKING

This wine is a blend of the classic Douro black grapes – Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and small amounts of other local varieties. The fruit was destemmed and fermented slowly in temperature-controlled vats to maximise colour and flavour extraction. Fermentation was arrested with a generous amount of natural fruit sweetness remaining and the wine was fortified then aged in wood barrels known as balseiro until bottling in late 2019.

2004 Fortified Douro Colheita 375 ml

WINE STYLE

FOOD PAIRING

HIGHLIGHTS

A NOTE FROM THE WINEMAKERS

“This Colheita is the sort of special, rare wine that the Portuguese usually keep for themselves. ”