Quinta de la Rosa - 10 Year Tawny Port NV (500ml) West Sussex

Quinta de la Rosa - 10 Year Tawny Port NV (500ml) West Sussex10 YEAR OLD TAWNY PORT PRODUCTION Traditional port varieties, mainly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Souso, and Tinta Roriz. Named after the large barrel in which the Bergqvist family used to keep their family blend, Tonel 12 is steeped in history. Each year a small number of top quality wines are specially chosen and set aside to be aged in old 550l oak pipes for an average of 10 years before being blended and bottled. TERROIR Still largely

Full-bodied and deep

excellent maturation

crunchy quality to its fruit

this is from old vines (up to 100 years old in the case of Garrus)

thick and dark blackberry pie with vibrant aromas that fill the glass to the brim

though without causing any frost damage

with pleasant notes of ripe black and red fruit

fermented with ground chestnut flowers to stabalize the process and 15g/l SO2 at bottling

with pretty fruit closely mirroring the nose and admirable fullness and length

intense and with a long persistency and a touch of spices

like all of Gernot’s top wines

roasted duck with berry compote