Port and the Douro (Infinite Ideas Classic Wine)
148 Port anD the Douro This presents a formidable challenge, especially for younger, fruit-driven styles (ruby and reserve) wher ...
Port anD the Douro 149 they are not intended for keeping over the medium or long term. With most wines having been fined and fil ...
150 Port anD the Douro Port: ClassiFiCation The world has a near obsession with class and classification. Not content with the c ...
Port anD the Douro 151 grip. Ruby blends are generally made up from more than one year, aged in bulk for less than three years a ...
152 Port anD the Douro the freshness and vibrancy usually associated with young Port. Often drunk as an aperitif, these so-calle ...
Port anD the Douro 153 for around three years in wooden toneis and balseiros ranging in size from 10,000 to 33,000 litres. Most ...
154 Port anD the Douro Despite the ambiguity of the term ‘reserve’, reserve ruby is undoubtedly a much more honest term than vin ...
Port anD the Douro 155 Since revision of the legislation in 2002, LBV may also be sold as Envelhecido em Garrafa or ‘Bottle Matu ...
156 Port anD the Douro Wines set aside to become part of this chain of old tawnies are selected from among the finest Ports, usu ...
Port anD the Douro 157 other style of Port although, after a heavy dinner capped by one or more vintage Ports, a twenty-year-old ...
158 Port anD the Douro coffee on the nose. Tawny marmalade, candied peel on the palate with a rancio character often evident. So ...
Port anD the Douro 159 Garrafeira The term garrafeira meaning ‘private wine cellar’ or ‘private reserve’ is usually associated w ...
5. Vintage Port Although vintage Port only accounts for a tiny fraction of total shipments, for most shippers it represents the ...
vintage Port 161 than not there is a natural consensus but there are a number of examples of so-called ‘split declarations’ wher ...
162 Port anD the Douro registered and, pending its approval by the Câmara de Provadores (tasting panel), a current account will ...
vintage Port 163 The accepted practice in the British market of ‘laying down’ vintage Port to mature has been confounded by the ...
164 Port anD the Douro 2011 *****? a challenging year; potentially outstanding wines There were smiles on the faces of winemaker ...
vintage Port 165 2009 **** an unusual split declaration, some very ripe opulent wines Following a very dry winter (the third in ...
166 Port anD the Douro 2008 **** small harvest, outstanding single-quinta wines After another very dry winter, April was wet and ...
vintage Port 167 Pick of the Vintage: Quinta do Noval; Fonseca Quinta do Panascal; Taylor’s Quinta de Terra Feita; Graham’s Quin ...
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