Description and Reviews:
Deep ruby with purple highlights.
Bouquet/Flavours: Fruity, black fruits (dried prunes, blackberries, black cherries), ginja (Portuguese cherry liquor), very elegant and complex.
Mouth feel: Soft, generous, full bodied, blackberry and blueberry flavours, wood, structured by velvety tannins, long and persistent finish.
Suggestions: A declared Vintage to drink now or age to 2035-2040. Enjoy this Vintage Porto old or young, when young for the first 7 to 10 years of its life, afterwards Vintage Porto will go through an awkward phase from 7 to 10 years after vintage, when the crust is developing. Aerate 3 hours before serving if to be enjoyed when young, or decant if consumed when mature. Serve at 16°c.
Enjoy with: Vintage Portos can accompany an entire meal! When young, like a full bodied and delicate Grand Cru, this Porto is especially suited for game and strong flavoured fowl; cheeses to include the blue family and aged cheeses; and desserts with chocolate, coffee, nut, caramel and/or cinnamon. When old (+20 years) and the tannins have softened, more delicate food can accompany, even fish! Recipes upon request (pheasant with fois gras and wild mushrooms, partridge with grapes, hazelnut-crusted sea bass, baccalau with béchamel and potatoes and a selection of desserts).
