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Product Details
| Country: | Portugal |
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| Region: | Douro |
| Appellation: | Porto DOC |
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| Grape(s): | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca |
| Wine Style: | Port |
| Composition: | Blend |
| Practices: | Sustainable Viticulture, Low Intervention |
Notes: Every wine tells a story. Kopke's Colheitas, however, tell a unique story. To taste a wine is to taste history and, in the case of this 1979 Colheita, it means remembering a remarkable event like the election of Margaret Thatcher, nicknamed the "Iron Lady", as Prime-Minister of the United Kingdom.
Winemaking: The wine-making process includes the halting of fermentation by adding the grape brandy, the blending of different wines and the ageing of the resulting wine. Fermentation takes place in vats (lagares) at a controlled temperature of 29°C, until the right degree of sweetness (baumé) is achieved, at which point the grape brandy is added. A wine of high quality, made from one single harvest. A Colheita wine matures in oak barrels for periods of time that can vary, but never less than 7 years. It is then bottled and sold according to the demands of the market.
Tasting Notes: Deep amber colour. It reveals a complex and rich bouquet with prevailing aromas of dried fruit. Distinct, well-balanced and harmonious on the palate. Elegantly combined tannins that linger into a delicious finish.
Recommendations: Ideal with walnut and almond cakes. Best served at a temperature between 12 and 14°C.
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