Barros Colheita 2004 Port

€ 41.00

A 2004 Colheita portwine with a bouquet of predominant aromas of vanilla and coffee. The taste is complex, elegant and fine. Elegant and persistent finish

Colheita's are seen as Tawny's of very high quality. Comes from a single harvest and has spent at least 7 years in French oak barrels of approximately 550 liters. Colheita port wine represents less than 1% of the total annual production of port. Like Vintage, a Colheita port is only released when the best conditions are met and after approval of the IDVP (Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto)

Food pairing

Excellent as an aperitif, with dried fruits and light sweet desserts (crème brûlée)

Grapes : Tinta Amarela 25%, Tinta Barroca 25%, Tinta Roriz 25%, Touriga Francesa 25%

Barros Colheita 2005 is produced by the traditional Port method. The grapes were de-stemmed, crushed and underwent a careful skin maceration to extract colour, aromatics and fine tannins. Fermentation took place in vats with constant pump overs during fermentation. Temperatures were controlled and maintained at between 28 to 30°C, until the desired Baumé was reached. At this moment, grape brandy was added, which is known as the ‘benefit’, resulting in a fortified wine with perfect balance. A wine of exceptional quality, from a single harvest.

2005 was an exceptionally dry year and a vintage which produced an early, but high quality harvest in the Douro region.

The vines are grown on terraces cut into the steep hillsides of the Douro Valley. The vines have been planted along the terraces of the greatest slopes, the “Vinha ao Alto” , which translates as "vertically planted vines". The vineyard soils are schist greywacke ante-Ordovician, with some granitic formations. This soil is rich in nutrients and has useful water retention properties. Traditionally, the vines in the region are grown low, close to the ground. The single or double Guyot and unilateral and bilateral cordons are the methods most frequently used for training the vines. Trellises are not permitted for Port Wine grapes. The grapes are manually harvested, once they have reached the optimum maturity according to the variety.

Store & Serve

Store horizontally at a constant temperature of 12 ° C.

Can be stored for 6 to 8 weeks after opening. Serve at 14 - 17 °C

Alcohol content

20%

Critics & Awards

92/100 - Decanter World Wine Awards

Tags: Barros Porto - Douro