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Colheitas Tawny
Colheita 1983
Mahogany colour. Aromas of dried fruit and hints of fig and almond on the nose. A balanced ensemble, with engaging elegant spices. Smooth and fine on the palate, wonderfully fresh and unctuous. A classy Colheita, with a powerful and enduring finish.
2 - 6 months
Stored after open
Port Wine
Pairings
Vinification
Hand-picked at the optimum time, the grapes are then destemmed, crushed and converted into wine through a process of careful maceration to extract their colour, tannins and aromas, enhanced by constant churning during fermentation. This takes place in vats (lagares) at a controlled temperature (between 28-30°C) until the right degree of sweetness (baumé) is achieved. At this point, grape brandy is added to create the final fortified wine. A wine of high quality, made from one single harvest. A Colheita wine matures in oak barrels for periods of time that can vary, but never less than 7 years. It is then bottled and sold according to the demands of the market.
Wine Colheita 1983
Traditional Douro grape varieties.
The rows of vines are traditionally planted across the slope in horizontal terraces. More recently vines have been planted up the slope (called “vinha ao alto”, meaning vertically planted).
Schistous-sandstone (greywacke), interspersed with granite in some places.