LiQuery - Quinta Das Carvalhas Vintage Port 2018

Item:	21305
Size:	750 mL (25.4 oz)
Type:	2018 VINTAGES
Release Date:	2021-10-07
Producer:	Real Companhia Velha
Location:	Portugal - Douro
Price:	$91.00 Price History
Style:	Fortified Wine Sweet
Alcohol:	20.0%
Varietal:	Port
Sugar Code:	S (94.0 g/L)
Rating:	95
Total Inventory:	56 vs. on
Glass Style:	Riesling Grand Cru Purchase Glass

Description
There is currently no description for this product - it was added on 2021-11-20.

Tasting Notes
... bottled in June 2020 ... a field blend from old vines aged for approximately two years in a mixture of used and large Portuguese vats and used French barrels. It was bottled with 101 grams per liter of residual sugar. This is probably Real Companhia Velha's top quinta. The producer says this is 'produced from a single parcel called 'Vale da Mina' ('Mine Valley') in Quinta das Carvalhas at 100 to 150 meters in altitude above sea level, north exposure. It is a centenary vineyard with more than 30 varietals planted' ... shows off admirable finesse to go with expressive fruit. This is no jammy stereotype ... Here, we get elegance and freshness. The mid-palate absorbs the power well initially, but this Port steadily tightens with air. With aeration, the fruit asserts itself too, showing off more underlying concentration than seemed apparent at first. Two days later, it was essentially unchanged. This is an enticing beauty for those who appreciate elegance rather than fruit bombs, a

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