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NV Quinta do Infantado Tawny Port , Portugal, Douro
$19.99
Touriga Franca/Touriga Nacional/Tinta Roriz/Tinta Barroca. From exclusively Class A parcels (Serra di Cima and Serra Douro) totaling 12 hectares on poor schist soils. The fruit is hand-harvested, partly destemmed and fermented in lagar and tank; fermentation is stopped with 77-degree grape brandy. The wine is aged in very old pipas. A pipa or 'pipe" in English is the traditional 550-liter wooden cask used for aging, as well as measuring quantities of, port; it is ideal for tawnies, as oxidation is promoted by its horizontal orientation, smaller capacity and thinner staves (versus the thicker ones of the huge wooden tank called a tonel or balseiro used for ruby and vintage ports). Infantado tawny finishes at a modest 19.5% alcohol and 70 g/liter RS, considerably drier than most tawnies. The average age in bottle is 4-5 years.
Specs
- Country Portugal
- Region Douro
- Appellation Porto
- Style Dessert or Fortified
- Producer Quinta do Infantado
- Farming Practices Organic
- Grapes Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional
- Food Pairings Stinky Cheese, Sweets
- Characteristics Fortified, Black or Blue Fruit, Big Power, Sweet
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