PORTUGAL Manoella - Tawny Porto 20 years 0.75L

Designation of origin: Porto DOC

Color: red

Type: aged port

Blend: Blend of traditional Portuguese grape varieties (Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca)

Alcohol content: 19.5%

Bottling location: Vila Nova de Gaia (PORTUGAL)

 

Description:

A deep amber color with topaz highlights, it offers a rich and complex bouquet of dried fruit, walnuts, toasted almonds, and figs, along with notes of caramel, coffee, tobacco, and an elegant touch of fine wood. On the palate, it is sweet and velvety, with extraordinary aromatic complexity supported by a pleasant freshness that balances the sweetness. The finish is extremely long and persistent, with a return of spicy and dried fruit notes. Delicious with walnut and almond desserts, such as Portuguese toucinho do céu or queijadas de Sintra, it pairs magnificently with aged cheeses (particularly Portuguese Serra da Estrela and Queijo São Jorge). In Portugal, it is also traditionally served with savory dishes such as ameijoas à bulhão pato (clams in garlic and coriander sauce). It is also excellent with dark chocolate and toasted dried fruit.

Quinta da Manoella, located in the prestigious Douro region, produces this 20-year-old Tawny following traditional Portuguese methods: the grapes are vinified traditionally and the wine is fortified with brandy to halt fermentation and preserve some of the natural sugars. Aging takes place in oak barrels of various sizes for an average of 20 years, during which the wine develops its characteristic amber color and complex aromatic profile. The age indicated (20 years) is an average, as Tawny Port is produced using the solera system, with periodic racking from younger to older barrels.