Style | Dessert & Fortified |
---|---|
Dessert fortified | Port |
Country | Portugal |
Region | Douro |
Grape | Blend, Touriga Nacional |
Senior Tawny Port, Niepoort, Douro, Portugal
£23.95
This is a great example of the Tawny Port style; the wine is aged for an average of 8 years in barrel, during which time, it loses it’s dark red colour and takes on a gorgeous tawny hue. The flavour is amazingly complex, with rich layers of dried fruits and a lovely nuttiness that stops it feeling too sweet. Delicious chilled as an aperitif as well as being a great wine for cheese (washed rind St Cera or creamy Isle of White Blue!)
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