"This rich Port is ready to drink, but it also has ageing potential. The dry style of this structured wine with both acidity and dense sweetness is balanced and full of dark fruit. Enjoy this port from now until 2027". (Wine Enthusiast 2022). Serve with a foie gras and apple aumônière...
Features
Estate
Quinta de la Rosa
Cuvée
LBV Port
Vintage
2017
Designation
Porto
Region
Portugal
Grape varieties
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Sousão, Tinta Roriz
Terroirs
Terraced vineyards up to 500m altitude, Douro River nearby
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Crushing in granite lagoons to begin fermentation, separation of juice and skins (placed in barrels for ageing).
Breeding
4 years in large oak "tonels", then lightly filtered and bottled in May 2021
Alcohol content
20%
Residual sugars
95 g/l
Tasting & pairing
Nose
Intense aromas of ripe fruit with fresh plums, raspberries, herbs and violets
Mouth
Very dense and structured, with powerful flavours, ripe but supple tannins, pleasant and persistent with a soft, seductive finish.
Serve
At 11-13°C (Port ready for immediate drinking without decanting)
Drink before
2027
Food and wine pairing
Ideal with blue cheese (Auvergne, Causses, Bresse), foie gras and apple aumônière, duck with orange, a delicious brownie, bitter chocolate mousse...
Quinta de la Rosa
Porto
Expert opinion
Wine Enthusiast
Rated wine (guide 2022) 90/100
About the wine:
This rich Port is ready to drink, but also has ageing potential. The dry style of this structured wine with both acidity and dense sweetness is balanced and full of black fruit. Enjoy this port from now until 2027.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.7/5
out of 3 reviews
Note and review by M. YVES A. Published on 29/11/2024
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Note and review by M. JEAN D. Published on 22/01/2024
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Note and review by M. ARNAUD R. Published on 07/12/2023
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