" Deep color, more brown than orange. Dark umber. Distinctive woody, savory aroma. The taste is drier than some and the sweet-sour complexity drives out any idea of alcohol, almost a hint of yeast extract. Beautifully balanced. It's a little more expensive than many 10-year-old Tawnies, but it's also vastly superior and worth the extra money." (Jancis Robinson 2015)
Features
Estate
Alves de Sousa
Cuvée
Porto Tawny 10 ans d'âge
Designation
Porto
Region
Portugal
Grape varieties
Tinta Francisca, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Sousão et d'autres
Terroirs
Vines averaging 60 years old planted on terraces, Douro river nearby
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
At optimum maturity
Winemaking
Fermentation with skins at 24-28ºC for 3-4 days, interrupting fermentation with the addition of "Aguardente" (77% wine brandy).
Breeding
10 years in French oak barrels
Alcohol content
20%
Residual sugars
107 g/l
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Amber in colour with hints of cherry, brilliant
Nose
Intense, complex bouquet of caramel, spices and macerated raspberries.
Mouth
Concentrated and greedy, nice balance between maturity and youth, very complex, charming and refined, nice length on the palate.
Serve
AT 15°C
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with pan-fried foie gras, ashy goat's cheese, crème brulée...
Alves de Sousa
Porto
Expert opinion
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2015 guide) 17.5/20
About the wine:
Deep color, more brown than orange. Dark umber. Distinctive woody, savory aroma. The taste is drier than some, and the sweet-and-sour complexity drives out any idea of alcohol, almost a hint of yeast extract. Beautifully balanced. It's a little more expensive than many 10-year-old Tawnies, but it's also vastly superior and worth the extra money.
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