Krohn Colheita 1998 Port
€ 67.26
| Producer | Krohn (Wiese & Krohn) |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca |
| Alcohol | 19%vol |
| Serving | 18°C. Keeps for several months once opened. |
Colheita 1998: milky coffee, spice and toasty notes, velvety.
Tasting note
Intense aromas of toasted barley, milky coffee and spice. Smooth and velvety, with toasty flavours and a long, well-structured finish. Well integrated and complex after years of ageing.
The story
A Colheita is Port from a single harvest, aged at least seven years and often much longer in small casks, giving it a nutty, oxidative character. Krohn is one of the great specialists in the style.
Food pairing
Ideal as a digestif, or with chocolate desserts, custard, pear tart, nuts, melon, mild cheeses such as brie, crème brûlée and zabaglione.
The producer
Wiese & Krohn was founded in Porto in 1865 by two young Norwegians, Theodor Wiese and Dankert Krohn, who first brought dried cod to Portugal and shipped Port back to Scandinavia and Germany. In the 20th century the house passed to the Portuguese Falcão Carneiro family, who ran it for three generations.
Krohn is best known for its Colheitas and old tawnies, with stocks of some five million litres in the Vila Nova de Gaia lodges. Since 1989 the house has owned Quinta do Retiro Novo, a grade A vineyard in the Rio Torto valley. In 2013 Krohn was acquired by The Fladgate Partnership (Taylor’s, Fonseca, Croft).
Critics & Awards
88/100 CellarTracker (9 notes)
Silver – Decanter World Wine Awards 2015
Bronze – International Wine Challenge 2014
Bronze – International Wine Challenge 2014
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