Andresen Vintage Port 2011

€ 64.50

The 2011 harvest is a sensationally beautiful year for vintage port. This delicious JH Andresen Vintage 2011 port wine has a deep black color, primary aromas of elderberry, mulberry, blackcurrant and some mineral notes. The tannins are inherently and subtly present, but they are fine and mature, so everything is as it should be. You must have drunk this wine.

The 2011 harvest, a top year, has been declared vintage by all leading port houses. Such a general declaration is an indication of the extremely high quality for that year. This last happened in 2007. The 2011 wines seem to be made for eternity. The fruit is intense, super ripe and very present. The omnipresent tannins are ripe, round and of a sublime quality. You can drink these wines relatively early, but maturing for 40-50 years is effortlessly achievable. 2011 is compared with the two best post-war harvest years 1994 and 1963.

Food pairing

This port is delicious with foie gras, certain types of cheese (Gorgonzola, Roquefort), as an aperitif or as a dessert wine with or without chocolate

Grapes: Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa, Bastardo & Tinta Barocca

Alcoholcontent

20 %vol

Store & Serve

Serve 16-18 ° C. Must be decanted 6 to 24 hours in advance.

Vintage port wine can remain open for a shorter time than a regular port, which means that it oxidizes faster. Can be kept for a maximum of 2 days after opening