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Barros Colheita Port Douro 1974
£397.80
Current Price (inc. Tax)
3 bottle(s) at £132.60 per bottle.
In stock
SKU
xHD1223274A
Barros Colheita Port Douro 1974
- Grapes Tinta Barroca 25%, Tinta Roriz 25%, Touriga Franca 25%, Touriga Nacional 25%
- Country Portugal
- Region: Douro
- Abv 20 %
- Dry/Sweet value: 6 (1 is dry, 7 is very sweet)
Residual Sugar: 147
Contains Sulphites: Yes
Vegetarian/Vegan: No/No
Milk/Eggs: No/No
Organic: No
Biodynamic: No - Case size 3/ 75cl
- Winemaker: Carlos Alves
- Closure Natural Cork
- The 1974 wine displays a beautiful amber color with slight red reflexes, creating an elegant visual experience. Upon tasting, you are welcomed by a rich and engaging bouquet that reveals a complex and opulent mix of prunes, dried fruits, subtle hints of spice, and delicate oak notes, offering a multi-layered olfactory journey. The palate experience is characterized by a perfect harmony between power and finesse, showcasing a velvety texture and enduring, beautifully layered flavours that linger and evolve on the palate, allowing for a truly immersive and pleasurable tasting experience.
- Awards
98 Pts, IWSC, 2022
93 Pts, IWC, 2022
93 Pts, DWWA, 2022
92 Pts, Wine Spectator, 2022
Barros Colheita 1974 is produced using the traditional Port method. The grapes were destemmed and crushed, and careful skin maceration was performed to extract colour, aromatics, and fine tannins. Fermentation occurred at controlled temperatures of 28 to 30°C in vats (known as lagares) with constant pump-overs during fermentation until the desired Baumé was reached. At this point, grape brandy was added, known as the ‘benefit’, resulting in a fortified wine with perfect balance. A wine of exceptional quality from a single harvest, a Colheita wine matures in oak barrels for varying periods of time but never less than seven years. Produced in a single year, this exquisite Port was matured in cask and showed considerable finesse.
Amber is coloured with slight reflexes of red. Rich and engaging, 1974 reveals a complex and opulent bouquet of prunes, dried fruits, hints of spice and delicate oak. The palate delivers a lovely balance between power and finesse, with a silky texture and beautifully enduring flavours.
Grape
Tinta Barroca 25%, Tinta Roriz 25%, Touriga Franca 25%, Touriga Nacional 25%
| Price | £331.50 |
|---|---|
| Country | Portugal |
| Vintage | 1974 |
| Bottles Per Case | 3 |
| Bottle Size | 75 |
| Winery | The vines are grown on terraces cut into the steep hillsides of the Douro Valley. The vines have been planted along the terraces of the greatest slopes, meaning "vertically planted vines". The vineyard soils are schist greywacke ante-Ordovician, with some granitic formations. This soil is rich in nutrients and has useful water retention properties. Traditionally, the vines in the region are grown low, close to the ground. The single or double Guyot and unilateral and bilateral cordons are the methods most frequently used for training the vines. Trellises are not permitted for Port Wine grapes. The grapes are manually harvested once they have reached the optimum maturity according to the variety. |
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