2009 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 20.5%
pH 3.52
Total Acidity 5.8 g/L
Grape Varieties Touriga Nacional 30%; Touriga Francesa 40%; Tinta Roriz 15%; Tinto Cão 15%
Classification Tawny Colheita Port
Region Porto
Harvest Dates September 2009
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels Lagares
Pressing Method Foot Treading
Barrel Size 640
Bottling Date March 2022
Production Details Aged for three years in large oak vats (tonéis), followed by ten years in smaller 640-litre oak casks. The finished-wine analysis reports total sugar of 119 g/dm³.
Tasting Notes Amber with a darker tawny core; intense and concentrated, with nuttiness, elegant fruit, spice, raisins, toasted almond, citrus, a velvety texture, and a long, sweet, rich finish.
Vintages
2007 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 19.5%
pH 3.61
Total Acidity 5.2 g/L
Grape Varieties Touriga Nacional 50%; Touriga Franca 40%; Tinto Cão 10%
Classification Colheita Tawny Port
Region Porto
Soil Schist
Harvest Dates Mid-September 2007
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels Stone lagares
Pressing Method Foot Treading
Barrel Size 640
Production Details Aged for three years in large oak barrels (tonéis), followed by ten years in smaller 640-litre oak casks. The sheet reports total sugar of 130 g/dm³ and explains that Colheita is bottled by demand rather than on one fixed bottling date.
Tasting Notes Amber with a darker tawny core; intense and concentrated, with spice, raisins, toasted almond, youthful fruit, citrus, minerality, and a velvety texture.