Vista Alegre 50 Years White Port
€ 194.84 / 50 cl
| Producer | Vallegre |
| Region | Douro |
| Grapes | Viosinho, Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Arinto, Cercial, Rabigato |
| Ageing | 50 years old, in oak casks |
| Serving | 10-12°C Store upright, best drunk within 5-6 months once opened |
A fifty-year-old white Port: vanilla, honey, walnuts and roasted almonds.
Tasting note
Deep gold with greenish highlights that reveal its great age. An extremely complex nose with vanilla, honey and dried fruit such as walnuts and roasted almonds, and subtle notes of candied fruit, molasses and fine spice. Refined and extremely elegant, dense and concentrated on the attack, with a natural freshness that keeps everything in balance.
The story
This white Port is made the traditional way from carefully selected white Douro grapes.
Food pairing
With foie gras and intense, creamy cheeses, and also lovely with sweet desserts.
The producer
Vallegre is based at Quinta da Vista Alegre, in the Cima Corgo, on the right bank of the Douro between the mouth of the Pinhão and Covas do Douro. The quinta’s vineyards have been making wine since the 19th century. The quinta belongs to the Cunha Barros family, and in 1998 the company took the name Vallegre, a blend of its two main quintas: Valle Longo and Vista Alegre.
At Quinta da Vista Alegre the grapes for Port are still foot-trodden in old stone lagares. Besides Port, Vallegre also makes unfortified Douro wines.
