PACHECA PORTO COLHEITA SINGLE HARVEST TAWNY 2005
Grape Varieties Field blend
from vines around 50 years old.
Harvest 2005
Alcohol by volume 19,5%
Appelation DOP Porto
Tasting Notes
Tawny Port with a light ruby colour, with hints of brick and yellow. Intense nose of
dried figs, walnuts and toasted almonds. Caramel. The palate is intense, with great volume and not too much sweetness. Fresh and very elegant.
Food Pairing
Alone without accompaniment, always refreshing. As an aperitif with toasted and salted almonds. Accompanying caramel desserts, convent sweets and walnut and/or almond cakes.
Vinification
Crushing of the grapes, entry into a granite press, treading by foot. Fermentation interrupted with the addition of brandy.
Barrel Aging
Ageing in old oak barrels with a capacity of between 550 and 600 litres for 20 years.
Winemaker Maria de Serpa Pimentel and João Silva e Sousa
TECHNICAL SHEETS
Contains sulfites.
