Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Old Tawny Porto

Deep garnet-tawny color; dried fruit, dried cherry, orange peel, apricot, caramel, nuts, spice, tobacco, chocolate, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Old Tawny Porto”

Dow’s 20 Year Tawny Porto

Dow’s 20 Year Tawny Porto: Deep, polished mahogany, amber rim color; orange marmalade, citrus peel, dried apricot, cherry, blueberry, dark chocolate, burnt caramel, butterscotch, hazelnut, ginger, clove, violets, honeysuckle on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Dow’s 20 Year Tawny Porto”

Cockburn’s No. 1 Special Reserve Porto NV

Deep ruby, black color; dark plum, dark cherry, strawberry, licorice, pepper on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Cockburn’s No. 1 Special Reserve Porto NV”

Kopke White Colheita 2005 Porto

Medium amber-yellow color; orange marmalade, apricot jam, Japanese pear-apple, honey, burnt sugar, hazelnut, nutmeg, grapefruit, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Kopke White Colheita 2005 Porto”

Winter wine survival 1-1-2025

Happy New Year. We survived another sun circumnavigation. Sunlight grows slowly longer. Spring rebirth looms over the sere, cold-swept horizon. Endure these last temperature-challenging months, and we emerge into warm, bright shining mornings. Two wine types provide solace during this frost-dusted interlude: Porto and sherry. Continue reading “Winter wine survival 1-1-2025”

Kopke 20 Years Old Tawny Porto

Medium tawny-mahogany color; raisins, fig, nutmeg, plum, black cherry, cinnamon, caramel, almonds, milk chocolate, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Kopke 20 Years Old Tawny Porto”

Warre’s Vintage Porto 2016

Deep purple color; dark fruits galore, black cherry, plum, blackberry, raisin, chocolate, caramel, dark nougat, violets, dried flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Warre’s Vintage Porto 2016”