Item #787876
Production: 2,411 cases
Kirkland Signature 10-Year-Old Tawny Porto has been made
from the very finest aged tawnies from one of the wine world’s
oldest demarcated regions of the Douro Valley of Portugal. As with all aged tawnies this wine is a blend of
wines with an average age of 10 years. Working with the globally renowned blending and winemaking team that
also produces many great Fonseca Portos, our partners have created a rich, nutty 10-year-old Tawny Porto that
will seduce the senses.
The grapes are handpicked from the dramatically terraced Douro Valley vineyards. The baskets are gently taken
to the winery where the grapes are macerated over three days. On the third day, half the natural sugars have been
converted to alcohol and the fermentation arrested by the addition of neutral grape spirit (144 proof or 70 alc./
vol. 4 parts must to 1 part spirit). The now young port is immediately placed in wood to age until it is ready for
blending. Kirkland Signature 10-Year-Tawny was racked once a year
and matured slowly in the cool cellars of the coastal town Vila Nova
de Gaia, across the Douro River from Porto. This Tawny was aged in
neutral European oak casks of approximately 550 – 630L in volume
for an average of 10 years. The casks are chosen for their neutrality
so that the wood does not impart flavors into the wine, as all flavors
are formed during the oxidative maturation in the casks.
Minho
Douro
Bairrada
Dao
SPAIN
Delicious flavors of nuts, caramel and dried fruit interlaced with notes
of ripe oranges. Excellent acidity and structure, which balances the
sweetness of the wine and has a long elegant finish.
Atlantic
Ocean
Alentejo
Setubal
A blend of:
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Barroca,
Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão, Tinta Amarela.
Alcohol 20%
Gulf
of
Cadiz
