Andresen Colheita

J.H. Andresen

Colheita

Porto DOC

Portugal - Douro

A Colheita Port is a tawny Port, that is to say a port that has been aged only in oak barrels or in large casks, which has undergone oxidation over the years which have made its color tawny (Tawny) and which have developed "rancio" aromas of the dried fruit type (fig, apricot and walnut ...) but also spicy notes. But the particularity of a colheita is that it only comes from a single vintage. This makes it rare. The vintage and the year of bottling are indicated on the bottle. A colheita must have spent at least 7 years in wood. Once bottled, colheitas are ready to consume immediately but can be bottled for decades.

At Andresen, colheitas are only declared when the harvest is truly exceptional.

Grape varieties:

Touriga franca, tempranillo (tinta roriz), tinta barroca

Tasting Notes:

Rare, attractive, powerful port. This wine will seduce amateurs with its sweet nose, liquorice with aromas of morello cherry, candied fruit and sweet spices. Then come notes of butterscotch, figs, nuts, nutmeg. Persistent richness, long finish. Characteristic of the great complexity of port wines aged for a long time and from a great vintage.

Wine style:

Natural sweet wine.

Food and wine :

Praline tart by Philippe Conticini. Leicestershire Blue Stilton and pear poached in tawny port and star anise.

Aging potential in your cellar:

30 years

Analytic :

2003 : 50 cl -   20 % volume

2005 : 75 cl -   20 % volume

Contains sulfites

Alcohol abuse is dangerous for health. To consume with moderation.

"The consumption of alcoholic beverages during pregnancy, even in small quantities, can have serious consequences on the health of the child".