20 Year Old Tawny Porto - Quinta do Bom Retiro

Elegant, rich, complex.

Region | Douro Demarcated Region.
Grape Varieties | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão.

The Wine

Made from a selection of several plots from one of the oldest vineyards in the Douro region, Quinta do Born Retiro. 
It is a wine created from many different plots. Wines are easy to match when they are young but as they grow older, the matching process becomes more difficult Greater knowledge and fine tuning from both sides is required so that. over time, a perfect and long-lasting harmony is achieved 

Tasting Notes

A tawny colour with a yellow halo that signifies an advanced stage of maturity. This is the genuine colour of a 20-year-old cask-aged wine. It has a warm red colour with a slight orange tone at the bottom of the glass. 
A lively aroma with a velvety texture. Fruit aromas: grapefruit, apricot, almond, hazelnut and cocoa bean. Wood aromas: vanilla, old Port wine casks and phenol Roasted aromas: cinnamon. caramel. coffee. Ethereal aromas: stearin and iodine. 
Smooth and dry in the mouth, complemented by a rich and generous persistence of flavour. A fine and delicious attack. The elegance of the first contact with the palate is maintained through a complex sequence of ripe and dried fruits and nuts in a fresh and liquorice-like harmony. 

Vinification

Made from wines of the Quinta de Born Retiro, this is a blend with an average age of 20 years, an adult and sophisticated tawny. 

Gastronomy

Delicious as an aperitif or following an evening meal It can also accompany chocolate, cheese desserts and Swiss rolls.

Awards

98/100 - Decanter 2020 
94/100 - Decanter 2019 
94/100 - VVine & Spirit 2018 Joshua Gre-ene 94/100 - Wine & Spirit 2014 
94/100 - Decanrnr 2018. Clarke & Guilbert & Hov;ard 
93/100 - Decanter 2018. rncharrl Mayson 
9.3/100 - 'VVine Sr.ectator 2012. Kim Marcus 9.3/100 - 'VVine Sr,P-ctator 2010. Kim Mr:ircus 
0.3/100 - 'VVine Sr.P-ctator 2002 

Contains sulfites. 

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