Port Flashcards
Two 10yr old Tawny Ports
Ferreira
Niepoort
Two 20yr old Tawny Ports
Quinta do Javali, 20 Year Old Tawny
Ferreira, Dona Antonia, 20 Year Old
Graham’s
Two 30yr old Tawny Ports
San Leonardo
Niepoort
Two 40yr old Tawny Ports
Taylor
Kopke
Two Colheita Ports
Kopke 1979
Nierpoort 2009
Two Single Quinta Ports
Dow’s Quinta do Bomfim
Quinta de Vesuvio
Quinta de Noval Nacional 2000
Two vintage ports
Niepoort 2007
Fonseca 2000 193
Fonseca 1955 1800
Quinta do Noval, Nacional 2000 1000
Two LBV
Niepoort LBV 2014
Smith Woodhouse (4 years in wood, 4 years in bottle, often unfiltered)
Quinta do Noval (90% unfiltered)
Dow’s (both unfiltered and filtered; experimentation since 2000)
What does Garrafeira indicate?
Wines that are aged in cask for at least 4 years, maximum 8 years, with an additional minimum 15 years of bottle maturing.
What does Crusted indicate?
This term indicates that the wine has been matured and has left sediment in the bottle.
What does VVO indicate?
For wines over 80 years old (Cannot have an age statement on the bottle just VVO/W)
What does Reserva/Reserve indicate?
This term implies greater quality when used for “Ruby” Port but it does not carry any minimum aging requirement. If accompanied by the term “Tawny” or “White” the wine must have been cask-aged for at least 6 years.
What does Colheita indicate?
Tawny wines from a single vintage aged in cask for a minimum of 7 years.
What does the term Envelhicido em Garrafa refer to?
‘Bottle-matured’ LBV wines
-additionally aged for 3 years in bottle.
Aging requirements for Ruby Port
2-3 years in wood, cement or stainless steel prior to bottling