Product details
To celebrate our 25th anniversary, we are very pleased to launch our 20 YEAR TAWNY port. The 20 Year Tawny is a blend of ports with an average age of twenty years. Every year the grapes are picked by hand at the end of September/October and trodden by foot in granite lagares. Each year we keep back some of the best quality port and use this to make up the 10 and 20 year old tawny blends. The port is stored in the La Rosa lodge in small 550L old oak casks or ‘pipes’ as well as the larger tonels (10,000L vats). It is from this selection of fine old ports that we blend our dated tawnies. Unlike most port shippers, all products are stored and bottled in the Douro (at La Rosa and not Porto), allowing full traceability and ensuring quality from grape to bottle.
Grape Varieties:
Touriga Nacional,Touriga Franca,Tinta Roriz
Tasting Notes:
The beautiful golden colour is a good indication of the age of this excellent tawny port. With a great richness and aromatic complexity, notably of almond and spices, the 20 year old has a seductive texture with dry fruits and liqueur flavours. As is normal with these aged tawnies, the La Rosa twenty year old has incredible length and is an ‘aristocrat’ of ports. All our ports are made in the ‘house style’ namely slightly drier without any cloying sweetness that is often associated with ports. As in our wines, we search for balance, and harmony from our vineyards and we try to enable the grapes to express themselves in the bottle. The La Rosa style is to make well defined wines without too much extraction or tannin.
Store and Serve Advices:
Tawny ports, by their nature are slightly oxidized in style, this means that they can be kept open longer than Vintage ports. This port can be left open for a few weeks when stored in a cool place with a vacuvin or cork.
Food Pairing:
Tawny ports can be drunk chilled as an aperitif or at the end of the meal either on their own or with dessert or cheese.
Allergens:
Contains sulphites.
Reviews and Awards:
. 91 points in Wine Enthusiast Magazine;
. 90 points in Robert Parker;
. 88 points in Wine Spectator Magazine;
. 16,5 points in Revista de Vinhos.
Disclaimer:
This product may include a wooden or a cardboard outer box. If so, we will include the outer box and pack it in a way to avoid any type of breakage during transport. However, we cannot be held responsible for damage to the outer box, as only the product as shown in the images is insured. If you have any specific instructions or questions about the box, please contact our customer service team and we will do our best to fulfill your request.
91 points·Quinta de La Rosa Tawny 20 years Port
expand_moreWith its memorable squat bottle, this is a classic 20-year old tawny. It retains memories of fruitiness but is focused on concentrated acidity, dried-fruit flavors and textural richness. Drink now, but it can be kept for a few weeks after opening.