Tawny Porto 20 Year
- Fortified
- Amber/Tawny
- Field Blend
- Sweet
Winemaking Information
The fruit is hand harvested, partly destemmed and fermented exclusively in lagar. Fermentation is stopped with 77% ABV wine brandy. and the wine is aged for ten to thirty years in very old pipas. The wine is not actually 20 years old, but a blend of barrels that average this period of aging.
SO2: During winemaking
Fining/Filtration: Unfined/Unfiltered
Vineyard Information
Appellation: Porto
Soil Composition: Schist
Farming: Sustainable
Fun Facts: This Porto is made with a field blend of 20 varieties made up predominantly of Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz. All the fruit comes from Class A vineyards (the highest classification in the Douro region). Infantado is the only estate in the entire Douro to have only Class A land. Read about it in the article "Quinta do Infantado: The Terroir From A to E".
Thanks to importer Louis/Dressner for details above