Port
The beautiful, precarious, remote slopes of the upper Douro valley have brought forth that quintessence of the English dinner table - Port - for a couple of hundred years or so. Traditional 'Ruby' Port is a classic after dinner, great with Stilton and makes a popular gift. Tawny Port, longer aged in wood for the more mellow nuttier character, serves equally well before or after dinner, often lightly chilled. White Port, drier and fresher is largely designed as an aperitif but has also made light forays into the cocktail scene.
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NIEPOORT Ruby Dum
Port Portugal 20% Red
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Ruby Dum and Tawny Dee - the Niepoort 'twins' as reflected on the bottles. These wines come from the same lot, but over a five year period are aged differently so that the one is rich and ruby in style, while the other b...(read more)
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NIEPOORT Tawny Dee
Port Portugal 20% Red
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Ruby Dum and Tawny Dee - the Niepoort 'twins' as reflected on the bottles. These wines come from the same lot, but over a five year period are aged differently so that the one is rich and ruby in style, while the other b...(read more)
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QUINTA DA ROMANEIRA 10 Year Old Tawny
Tawny Port Port Portugal 19.5% Red
Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional.
Beautiful light brick red colour and a pleasingly delicate shape. Lovely spicy, intense character, cherry and warm strawberries mingle with herbs and dark cherry notes. Light on its feet, but not shy in any way – lovely,...(read more)
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2017 QUINTA DA ROMANEIRA Vintage Port
Vintage Port Port Portugal 19.5%
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Immediately on the nose this charms your senses. After tasting a long run of 2017s - this has a soft and aromatic allure that you do not find elsewhere. On the nose you are transported to the warm steep slopes of the Dou...(read more)
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2009 NIEPOORT
Vintage Port Port Portugal 20.5%
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The nose is tight and the start of the palate seems quite light fragrant but lacking richness. It fills out towards the back with a mix of cassis and black cherry yet although there are concentrated flavours the finish l...(read more)
Derek Smedley MW
2008 QUINTA DA ROMANEIRA Vintage Port
Vintage Port Port Portugal
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60% Touriga Nacional, 30%Touriga Francesa, 10%Tinto Cão – made entirely from grapes of Quinta da Romaneira – in the heart of the Douro valley. RS 97.2 g/l (vintage typically 90-110 g/l), TA 5.4 g/l, pH 3.75. Aged...(read more)
Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com
2017 COCKBURN
Vintage Port Port Portugal
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Tasted after the Warre and this does initially seem more straightforward on the nose - young and bright fruit. Gracefully perfumed, pure fresh-fruited and lifted aromatics. On the palate this has more impact and is good...(read more)
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