Kopke White Port 10 years old

€ 31.00

Intense aromas of spiced, dried apricots and something a little like almond paste. On a later occasion, there seemed to be an aroma of walnuts. It was so fragrant that it stood out even at the end of a long tasting. There are Seville-orange flavours on the palate and hints of baking spice. The intense sweetness (the residual sugar is 118 g/l) is finely balanced by decent acidity (pH 3.42) and a slightly chalky texture. (Jancis Robinson)

Food-Pairing

Excellent for drinking on its own, at almost any time of the day (perhaps best after 11 a.m.), of course also after a meal. Delicious with most spicy hard cheeses (great with Parmesan), or a good book. It's really too intense as an aperitif

Grapes: Arinto, Viosinho, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina

This 10 Year Old is a blend of Viosinho, Folgasão, Rabigato, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina, Cerceal and Arinto grapes from the steep slopes of the Douro Valley. The grapes are apparently treated ‘as if they were red’, with longer maceration and more extraction of tannins, colour and aroma from the skins than is usual for a white port in order to increase the wine’s ageing potential. Unusually, the grape spirit used to fortify the wine is added in three or four stages – very different from the way a tawny is fortified – because this improves the integration of the alcohol without losing the aromatic complexity of the wine. And aromatic it is, both from the grape varieties and thanks to the maturing process that takes place in 50-year-old wooden casks (usually 620 litres) in Vila Nova de Gaia.

Alocholcontent

20% Vol

pH: 3,42

Store & Serve

Serve at 11 ºC

Can be kept for 4 months after opening

Critics & Awards

4/5 - Vivino (511 ratings)

Decanter World Wine Awards Tasted: Jan 2021

18/20 - Grandes Escolhas Tasted: Apr 2020

92/100 - Wine Enthusiast Tasted: Jan 2017

Like their more familiar aged tawny counterparts, aged white Ports take on color as they age. This 10-year-old is pale gold in the glass. While its fruitiness remains, it's beginning to show more woody, spicy character. Like all aged Ports, it's ready to drink now.

Tags: Kopke - Witte Porto - Douro