Kopke Colheita Port 2000 wooden box
€ 65.00
| Producer | Kopke |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão, Touriga Franca |
| Ageing | Colheita (single harvest), at least 7 years in French oak casks |
| Alcohol | 20%vol |
| Serving | 14°C, like a white Burgundy, in small white wine glasses Keeps 4-6 months once opened, with the original stopper and at a constant 12°C |
A 2000 Colheita in a wooden box: caramel, walnut, cocoa and fig.
Tasting note
Clear reddish-brown. A complex bouquet with delicate smoky notes of caramel, walnut, cocoa and vanilla, and fruity top notes reminiscent of figs. Elegant and well structured, with excellent aromatic intensity. The freshness is in harmony with the fruity flavours, carried by a lingering, seductive finish.
The story
A Colheita is a very high-quality tawny from a single harvest, aged for at least seven years in French oak casks of about 550 litres. That contact with oxygen makes the Port lose some of its colour and gives it aromas of vanilla, spice, raisins, figs and caramel. Colheitas account for less than 1 per cent of total Port production, and like a Vintage, a Colheita is only released after approval by the IVDP (Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto).
The grapes are hand-picked at the right moment, destemmed and crushed. They ferment in lagares at 28-30°C, with careful maceration and constant stirring to extract colour, tannins and aromas from the skins. Once the desired sweetness (baumé) is reached, grape spirit is added. The wine then ages in oak casks, never for less than seven years, and is bottled according to demand.
Food pairing
Delicious with lightly sweet desserts such as crème brûlée, with dried fruit and as an aperitif. Also good with a handful of nuts, caramel pecan pie, milk chocolate or aged Dutch cheese.
The producer
Kopke was founded in Porto in 1638 by the German merchant family Kopke, representatives of the Hanseatic League, and is the oldest Port house in the world. In 1922 the house bought Quinta de São Luiz, on the left bank of the Douro between Régua and Pinhão, with old vines of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinto Cão. Kopke is best known for its Colheitas and old tawnies, drawn from one of the deepest stocks of old Port in the Douro.
Since 2006 Kopke has belonged to the Sogevinus group, renamed Kopke Group in 2025. Since 2022 Carla Tiago has been winemaker and master blender for all Kopke Ports.
Critics & Awards
89/100 CellarTracker (8 notes)
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