Among the house's white grape plots in Baixo Corgo lie some of the oldest plantings in the Douro Valley. This miniature of Martha's Fine White offers a small, refreshing glimpse of that legacy, in a bottle you can finish in a couple of sips.

Expert's Description

Martha's Miniature Fine White Port is a Portuguese White Port from the Douro Valley in a 5 cl format, matured in stainless steel and bottled at 19%.

The wine is made exclusively from white grape varieties, fermented briefly in stainless steel to preserve its light straw colour and fresh fruit. It is the same young, sweet style as the house's 75 cl bottle, just in a small format.

Martha's Wine & Spirits was founded in 1727, when the family settled as grape growers in the Baixo Corgo district, one of the oldest sub-regions of the Douro and home to some of the valley's oldest white grape plots.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Honey and ripe apples, with a hint of citrus peel.

Palate

Fresh and lightly sweet, with notes of honey and white fruit, carried by pleasant acidity.

Finish

Medium length, clean, with a light honeyed sweetness.

Specifications

Name: Martha's Miniature Fine White Port
Winery: Martha's Wine & Spirits
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: White Port
Grape varieties: Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Gouveio, Rabigato
ABV: 19%
Size: 5 CL
Ageing: Stainless steel
EAN no.: 5600328290388
Serving suggestion: Serve chilled at 6-8°C, with tonic and ice or as an aperitif

Flavour Profile

Fresh · Delicate · Honeyed · Light

Did You Know?

Baixo Corgo, where the Martha family has its roots, is considered the oldest of the Douro Valley's three districts and has the highest rainfall of them all. That makes the soil more fertile than further east and has historically made the district known for exactly these white grape varieties.

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A decade in wood costs volume, part of the wine simply evaporates through the cask along the way. That makes every drop of a 10 Year Old Tawny worth a little more, even when it comes in a bottle as small as this one.

Expert's Description

Martha's Miniature 10 Year Old Tawny Port is a Portuguese age-declared Tawny Port from the Douro Valley in a 5 cl format, matured in oak casks for an average of 10 years and bottled at 19.5%.

The wine is identical to the house's 75 cl bottle of the same name, just in miniature format. The "10 Year Old" designation is an average of the casks in the blend, approved by the Portuguese regulator IVDP after an official tasting.

Martha's Wine & Spirits traces back to 1727 in Baixo Corgo, where the family has grown grapes for six generations and built a name on precisely these age-declared Tawny series.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Creamy caramel and dried figs, with deep nutty tones.

Palate

Full and dense, with orange peel, pepper and a warm, well-integrated sweetness.

Finish

Long and nutty, with a fine bitterness that balances the sweetness.

Specifications

Name: Martha's Miniature 10 Year Old Tawny Port
Winery: Martha's Wine & Spirits
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Age-declared Tawny Port
Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 5 CL
Ageing: Oak cask (average 10 years)
EAN no.: 5600328290401
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C, with nutty desserts or creamy cheese

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Full-bodied · Caramel · Spiced

Did You Know?

Part of what is laid down in wood never makes it into the bottle. Evaporation through the cask, what cellar masters call the angels' share, means that after ten years only a smaller part of the original volume remains, but with a far higher concentration of flavour.

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Cellars in Baixo Corgo use miniature bottles themselves to check the quality of a whole batch before release. This 5 cl edition of Martha's Fine Tawny gives the same option at home, a quick taste without opening a full bottle.

Expert's Description

Martha's Miniature Fine Tawny Port is a Portuguese Tawny Port from the Douro Valley in a 5 cl format, matured in oak casks and bottled at 19%.

The wine is the same young Tawny blend as the house's 75 cl bottle, where the wine rests for a period in wood after pressing and gradually shifts from ruby red to amber while picking up nutty notes from the cask.

Martha's Wine & Spirits traces back to 1727, when the family settled as grape growers in the Baixo Corgo district of the Douro Valley, and Tawny remains the house's speciality to this day.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Amber-toned aromas of dried apricot and lightly toasted nuts.

Palate

Round and soft, with caramel, dried fruit and warm spice from the cask.

Finish

Medium length and nutty, with a gentle sweetness that fades slowly.

Specifications

Name: Martha's Miniature Fine Tawny Port
Winery: Martha's Wine & Spirits
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão
ABV: 19%
Size: 5 CL
Ageing: Oak cask
EAN no.: 5600328290371
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C, with nutty desserts

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Round · Dried Fruit · Spiced

Did You Know?

Miniature bottles like this one originate from the cellar's own routine, where the cellar master draws a small sample from a cask to judge whether the wine is ready to be blended and released. Today the format has become a popular way to give Port as a gift or a taster.

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Most Tawny Ports are a blend of several vintages. Colheita is the exception, a single harvest, captured in time and held in wood until it was ready. This miniature offers a small glimpse of the 2005 harvest.

Expert's Description

Martha's Miniature Colheita 2005 Single Harvest Tawny Port is a Portuguese vintage-dated Tawny from the Douro Valley in a 5 cl format, matured in oak casks and bottled at 19.5%.

Unlike the house's other Tawny series, which are blends of several years, a Colheita comes exclusively from a single harvest, in this case 2005. By regulation the wine must rest at least seven years in wood before bottling, and this bottle has been given considerably longer than the minimum requirement.

Martha's Wine & Spirits traces back to 1727 in Baixo Corgo, where the family has specialised across generations in exactly this style of carefully cask-aged Tawny.

The 5 cl miniature format makes it possible to get to know a vintage-dated Port without investing in a full bottle.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dried fruit and caramel, with a hint of leather.

Palate

Soft and full, with spice, dried orange peel and a light rancio note.

Finish

Long, intense and striking, with lingering caramel notes.

Specifications

Name: Martha's Miniature Colheita 2005 Single Harvest Tawny Port
Winery: Martha's Wine & Spirits
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Colheita Tawny Port
Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 5 CL
Ageing: Oak cask (minimum 7 years, 2005 vintage)
Vintage: 2005
EAN no.: 5600328291118
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C, with dried fruit or dark chocolate

Flavour Profile

Vintage · Dried Fruit · Caramel · Complex

Did You Know?

A Colheita is the only type of Port where both wood ageing and a single vintage appear on the label at the same time. Standard Tawny only states an average age, while a Vintage Port states a year without cask ageing, Colheita is where the two meet.

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A 10 Year Old Tawny deserves the right glass, not just any tumbler from the cupboard. Martha's 10 Year Old Gift Set with Glass delivers both together: a 50 cl bottle of the house's age-declared Tawny and a glass shaped to concentrate exactly the nutty notes the Port is known for.

Expert's Description

Martha's 10 Year Old Gift Set with Glass is a Portuguese age-declared Tawny Port from the Douro Valley in a 50 cl bottle with a matching glass, matured in oak casks for an average of 10 years and bottled at 19.5%.

The wine itself is identical to the house's 75 cl edition of the 10 Year Old Tawny, just in a smaller bottle size suited to the gift format. The "10 Year Old" designation is an average of the casks in the blend, approved by the Portuguese regulator IVDP.

Martha's Wine & Spirits traces back to 1727 in Baixo Corgo, where the family has grown grapes for six generations and developed exactly the age-declared Tawny series the house is best known for.

The glass included has the classic tulip shape used for Port, a narrow opening that gathers the aromas and a wider bowl that gives room to swirl the wine.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Creamy caramel and dried figs, with deep nutty tones.

Palate

Full and dense, with orange peel, pepper and a warm, well-integrated sweetness.

Finish

Long and nutty, with a fine bitterness that balances the sweetness.

Specifications

Name: Martha's 10 Year Old Gift Set with Glass Tawny Port
Winery: Martha's Wine & Spirits
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Age-declared Tawny Port (gift set with glass)
Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 50 CL + 1 glass
Ageing: Oak cask (average 10 years)
EAN no.: 5600328290937
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C in the included glass, with nutty desserts

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Full-bodied · Caramel · Spiced

Did You Know?

The narrow shape of a Port glass is not just tradition. The tight opening holds on to the volatile aromatic compounds in a Tawny, while the wider bowl gives enough room to aerate the wine slightly when swirled, together making the nutty notes stand out more clearly than in an ordinary wine glass.

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On the south bank of the Douro, where Quinta da Vila Velha slopes down toward the river, some of the grapes that have shaped Graham's style for generations grow. This release is a tribute — made in a limited run to honour the man who revived the house's best-known Ruby style.

Expert's Description

Graham's Six Grapes Special Vila Velha Edition Reserve Port is a Portuguese Reserve Ruby Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 19.5%.

The wine pays tribute to James Symington, the third-generation Port producer who bought and restored Quinta da Vila Velha in 1987, growing it into the 145-hectare estate it is today. This special release is composed entirely of grapes from that single quinta, blended from 56% Touriga Nacional, 36% Touriga Franca and 8% Alicante Bouschet.

Only 12,000 bottles of this edition were produced, making it a rare variant within the Six Grapes family. The standard Six Grapes has been the house's signature wine since the 1970s, when James Symington revived the style — this edition was created as a direct tribute to his work following his passing in 2020.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers ripe dark berries, a touch of liquorice and a hint of spice that signals the wine's depth.

Palate

The palate is full-bodied and well-structured, with juicy blackberry, blackcurrant and fine complexity carried by soft tannins.

Finish

The finish is long and spicy, closing with a last note of dark chocolate.

Specifications

Name: Graham's Six Grapes Special Vila Velha Edition Reserve Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Reserve Ruby Port
Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Alicante Bouschet
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask
EAN no.: 5608309015654
Serving suggestion: Serve at 16-18°C in a Port glass, ideally with dark chocolate or blue cheese

Flavour Profile

Full-bodied · Dark berries · Complex · Elegant

Investment Potential

Six Grapes Special Vila Velha Edition is a numbered release from a limited run of 12,000 bottles, created as a tribute to James Symington. Low-production tribute releases like this one are often sought after by Graham's collectors, even though the wider Six Grapes range is intended as an everyday Port rather than an investment piece.

Did You Know?

Six Grapes takes its name from the six bunches of grapes historically chalked onto Graham's casks to mark the best quality in the cellar. The Vila Velha edition is the first Six Grapes made entirely from grapes grown on a single quinta.

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Four bottles, four decades each, a full century in wood combined. Martha's 100 Years Miniature Gift Set brings together the house's age-declared Tawny series in miniature, so you can taste your way through time without opening four full bottles.

Expert's Description

Martha's 100 Years Miniature Gift Set is a gift set of four miniature bottles of age-declared Tawny Port from the Douro Valley, 10, 20, 30 and 40 years old, each 5 cl.

Each bottle represents its own level in the house's Tawny series, where the wine rests in oak casks for an average of the number of years stated on the label. The longer it stays in wood, the more it shifts from fresh fruit toward dried fruit, caramel and spice.

Martha's Wine & Spirits traces back to 1727 in the Baixo Corgo district, where the family has refined this exact age-declared Tawny style across six generations. The gift set is a combined showcase of that development, from the youngest to the oldest bottle.

Because each bottle is only 5 cl, all four levels can be tasted side by side, making it easy to compare directly how time in wood shapes the wine.

Tasting Notes

Nose

From fresh caramel and nuts in the 10 year bottle to deep honey and dried fruit in the 40 year bottle.

Palate

A journey from round, full sweetness to complex, concentrated dried fruit and spice.

Finish

Increasing length and depth with each older bottle, from medium to very long.

Specifications

Name: Martha's 100 Years Miniature Gift Set Tawny Port
Winery: Martha's Wine & Spirits
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Age-declared Tawny Port (gift set)
Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão
ABV: approx. 19.5-20%
Size: 4 x 5 CL
Ageing: Oak cask (10, 20, 30 and 40 years)
EAN no.: 5601749005056
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C, ideally tasted from the youngest to the oldest bottle

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Complex · Varied · Golden Tones

Did You Know?

Add up the ages of the four bottles, 10, 20, 30 and 40, and the total comes to exactly 100 years. That is no coincidence, the set is deliberately put together as both a tasting journey through the house's range and a small celebration of a century of Port craftsmanship.

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Five years in cask before the bottle is even filled — that's the recipe behind an LBV, giving the power of the grapes time to settle. 2017 was a warm year in the Douro, and it shows in the glass.

Expert's Description

Quinta do Noval Late Bottled Vintage 2017 is a Portuguese LBV Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 19.5%.

LBV stands for Late Bottled Vintage and is made on the same principles as a classic Vintage Port — the grapes are trodden traditionally, and only the finest lots from a single year are used. The difference lies in the ageing: while a Vintage Port is bottled after just two years, an LBV matures for up to five years in cask before being bottled, unfiltered.

2017 was another warm, dry year in the Douro Valley, giving grapes with high ripeness and concentration. Quinta do Noval has made LBV Ports for decades as a way of making the house's Vintage style more accessible without compromising on method.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is intense with dark berries, a touch of liquorice and a mild spiciness.

Palate

The palate is full-bodied and complex, with juicy blackberry and blackcurrant, dark chocolate and a hint of mint.

Finish

The finish is long and broad, with soft tannins and a warm, spicy close.

Specifications

Name: Quinta do Noval Late Bottled Vintage 2017
Winery: Quinta do Noval
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: LBV Port
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro grapes, including Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, approx. 5 years
Vintage: 2017
Serving suggestion: Serve at 16-18°C in a port glass, ideally with game or dark chocolate

Flavour Profile

Full-bodied · Dark berries · Spicy · Complex

Did You Know?

Because an LBV is bottled unfiltered, it can develop a light sediment over time — just like a classic Vintage Port — a sign that it's made using the traditional method rather than rushed through production.

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Four years in cask have given this LBV weight and structure, while the unfiltered bottling keeps everything a filter would otherwise strip away.

Expert's Description

Pacheca Late Bottled Vintage 2017 Unfiltered is an unfiltered LBV Port from the Douro Valley in Portugal with an alcohol content of 19.5%.

After a careful selection of grapes, they are foot-trodden in traditional stone lagares for around three hours, after which the must is fortified. The wine has then rested in 600-litre casks for roughly four years before being bottled unfiltered - a method that retains more colour, tannin and complexity, but also means natural sediment can form in the bottle.

Behind the wine stands Quinta da Pacheca, one of the most respected estates in the Douro Valley, where traditional foot-treading in lagares still takes place alongside modern cellar practices. The 2017 vintage forms part of the estate's regular LBV line, selected to showcase a strong single harvest without requiring the long bottle ageing a vintage Port demands.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is intense, with rockrose flower and a wealth of fresh and dried wild fruits.

Palate

The palate has excellent volume and structure, with firm yet polished tannins that give the wine body without feeling tight.

Finish

The finish is fresh and long, with a persistent berry note that carries the imprint of the unfiltered bottling.

Specifications

Name: Pacheca Late Bottled Vintage 2017 Unfiltered
Winery: Quinta da Pacheca
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Late Bottled Vintage Port, unfiltered
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak casks (600-litre casks, approximately 4 years)
Vintage: 2017
Serving suggestion: Serve at 16-18°C, decanting recommended due to natural sediment

Flavour Profile

Wild Berries · Rockrose · Firm Tannins · Fresh Finish

Did You Know?

Because the wine is unfiltered, a thin layer of sediment can settle at the bottom of the bottle - a completely natural sign that the wine has not been stripped of the particles that otherwise give it extra depth and colour.

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Dark forest berries and a velvety texture - this ruby reserve is the Port that instantly reminds you why the style became a classic the world over.

Expert's Description

Pacheca Ruby Reserve Port is a ruby reserve Port from the Douro Valley in Portugal with an alcohol content of 19.5%.

The wine is a blend of several Ports with an average age of six to seven years, made from classic Douro grapes including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Barroca. A brief period in wood casks adds rounded tannins and a light oxidative depth without stripping too much of the fresh berry fruit that defines a ruby style.

Behind the bottle stands Quinta da Pacheca, one of the most respected estates in the Douro Valley and among the first to bottle Port under its own name. The estate is documented back to 1738 and has been run since 1903 with a focus on both traditional and experimental grape varieties.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers a rich array of dark berries such as blackberry, blueberry and plum.

Palate

The palate is full, with a soft, velvety texture carried by firm tannins, while dried fruit and nuts mingle with the fresh berries.

Finish

The finish is warm and fruit-filled, with a lightly spiced close that invites another glass.

Specifications

Name: Pacheca Ruby Reserve Port
Winery: Quinta da Pacheca
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Ruby Reserve Port
Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak casks (average age 6-7 years)
Serving suggestion: Serve lightly chilled at 14-16°C, ideally with dark chocolate or berry desserts

Flavour Profile

Blackberry · Blueberry · Plum · Spice

Did You Know?

A ruby reserve sits stylistically between the youngest ruby Ports and the older, cask-aged tawnies - it has spent a little more time in cask than a basic ruby, yet still retains far more of the fresh, dark berry fruit than a tawny ever will.

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2019 brought a long, dry harvest to the Douro Valley - and the result now waits in the glass: dark, powerful and full of black berry fruit.

Expert's Description

Pacheca Vintage Port 2019 is a vintage Port from the Douro Valley in Portugal with an alcohol content of 19%.

The wine comes exclusively from the 2019 harvest, marked by an unusually long, slow ripening period following a dry winter and spring with little rain for the rest of the season. The grapes are traditionally foot-trodden in lagares, after which the must is fortified with grape spirit, halting fermentation early and preserving much of the natural sweetness.

The wine is made under the direction of Quinta da Pacheca's own winemaker, Maria Serpa Pimentel, and carries the estate's signature style, balancing power with elegance. Quinta da Pacheca is one of the most respected names in the Douro Valley, with winemaking on the property documented back to 1738.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is full and elegant, with complex black fruit, fresh hints of menthol and eucalyptus, and a fine note of violet.

Palate

The palate explodes with wild berries, backed by firm yet elegant tannins that give the wine structure without feeling hard.

Finish

The finish is long and spiced, with a persistent tannic grip that points toward further development for years in bottle.

Specifications

Name: Pacheca Vintage Port 2019
Winery: Quinta da Pacheca
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Vintage Port
ABV: 19%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Brief cask ageing before bottle maturation
Vintage: 2019
Serving suggestion: Serve at 16-18°C, ideally decanted an hour before serving

Flavour Profile

Black Berries · Violet · Menthol · Spice

Investment Potential

As a classic vintage Port from a single strong harvest, this bottle has natural ageing potential over many years and belongs to the category collectors typically set aside. Several critics single out 2019 as a vintage with good concentration, adding to its appeal among connoisseurs.

Did You Know?

Unlike most other Port styles, a vintage Port is only cask-aged for a short time, typically two years, before bottling - all the further maturation and complexity it develops over decades therefore happens in the bottle itself, not in cask.

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Twenty years hide inside every glass: a golden-amber Port where fresh fruit has long since transformed into raisins, nuts and warm caramel.

Expert's Description

Pacheca 20 Year Old Tawny Port is a 20-year-old tawny Port from the Douro Valley in Portugal with an alcohol content of 19.5%.

The wine is a blend of several Port vintages that have been allowed to mature in oak casks in the estate's cellars for two decades. The slow, controlled oxidation through the wood gives the characteristic amber colour and draws out toffee, nutty and spiced notes not found in a young, fruit-driven Port.

Behind the bottle stands Quinta da Pacheca, one of the most respected estates in the Douro Valley, located in Cambres in the Lamego district at the heart of the region's first Pombaline demarcation. The estate was among the first in the area to bottle Port under its own name, a practice upheld since the early 1900s.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers prunes and leather alongside toasted hazelnuts, dried figs, caramel and a fine note of vanilla.

Palate

The palate is smooth and silky, with toasty, oxidative notes leading into dried peach, while a balanced acidity gives a fresh counterpoint to the nuts and caramel.

Finish

The finish is long and sweet, with a dry, faintly bitter nutty edge that rounds the wine off elegantly.

Specifications

Name: Pacheca 20 Year Old Tawny Port
Winery: Quinta da Pacheca
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 50 CL
Ageing: Oak casks (average age 20 years)
Serving suggestion: Serve at 16-18°C, ideally with hard cheeses or a nut-based dessert

Flavour Profile

Hazelnut · Caramel · Dried Figs · Vanilla

Investment Potential

As an age-stated 20-year-old tawny, this bottle sits above the everyday range and has earned recognition in several international judgings. It suits anyone wanting to add a Port that can be enjoyed now or set aside for a little longer.

Did You Know?

A 20-year-old tawny is rarely the product of a single harvest - the number '20' instead refers to the average age of the many Ports blended together, assembled by the estate's cellar master to hit a very specific flavour profile every time.

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Thirty years in the quiet of oak casks have given this tawny a depth that only time can build. Behind every glass lies a whole Douro landscape of schist, sun and patience.

Expert's Description

Pacheca 30 Year Old Tawny Port is a 30-year-old tawny Port from the Douro Valley in Portugal with an alcohol content of 19.5%.

The wine is a blend of several vintages that have rested for decades in 550-litre oak casks in the estate's cooler cellars. The slow, gradual oxidation through the wood shifts the colour from deep ruby to warm orange and amber, while drawing out sweetness, nuttiness and dried fruit in both aroma and flavour.

Quinta da Pacheca is one of the most respected estates in the Douro Valley and among the first to bottle Port under its own name. The property is first mentioned in a document from April 1738 under the name 'Pacheca', after its then owner Mariana Pacheco Pereira. In 1903 Count José Freire de Serpa Leitão Pimentel took over the estate, and in 1916 he had the granite lagares built where grapes are still foot-trodden today.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The aroma offers balsamic tones and a hint of polished antique wood, alongside raisins, dried figs and a fine caramel sweetness that grows as the wine sits in the glass.

Palate

On the palate the wine is deep and layered, with toasted nuts, dried orange peel and spice, while the mid-palate delivers fig biscuit, dates, burnt caramel and a hint of Christmas cake.

Finish

The finish is long and dries out into a warm nutty note that lingers well after the last sip.

Specifications

Name: Pacheca 30 Year Old Tawny Port
Winery: Quinta da Pacheca
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 50 CL
Ageing: Oak casks (550-litre casks, average age 30 years)

Flavour Profile

Dried Figs · Toasted Nuts · Caramel · Orange Peel

Investment Potential

As an age-stated 30-year-old tawny, this bottle sits among Quinta da Pacheca's rarer releases and is sought after by collectors of old tawny Ports. The long cask ageing and limited volumes make it a natural addition for anyone building a cellar beyond the everyday range.

Did You Know?

Over thirty years in cask, a tawny gradually loses its red colour in favour of orange and amber hues - meaning you can often guess a tawny's age simply by holding the glass up to the light.

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Some gifts are meant to be opened and finished in one sitting. This one is meant to be explored – three glasses, three ages, one journey through decades of maturation in Graham's cellars.

Expert's Description

Graham's The Aged Tawny Collection is a gift set of three Portuguese Tawny Ports from the Douro Valley, each 20 cl and bottled at 20%.

The set brings together three stages of Graham's tawny production: the house's younger Tawny, matured for a few years in oak, a 10 year old tawny and a 20 year old tawny. Tasting them side by side makes it clear how the Port changes character the longer it rests in cask, from fresh berry fruit to nuts, caramel and dried fruit.

Graham's was founded in 1820 by brothers William and John Graham in Porto and has belonged to the Symington family's collection of Port houses since 1970. The gift set is the house's way of introducing the range of styles found within aged tawny Port.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The aromas range from fresh, red-berry fruit in the youngest bottle to nuts, caramel and dried orange peel in the oldest.

Palate

The palate develops from light and fruity to rich and velvety, with toffee and mature dried fruit, the older the tawny gets.

Finish

The finish grows longer and more complex with each age, from a short, fresh close to a lingering, nutty finale.

Specifications

Name: Graham's The Aged Tawny Collection
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port, gift set
ABV: 20%
Size: 3x20 CL
Ageing: Oak casks, varying ages
EAN no.: 5608309015340
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C in Port glasses, ideally tasting all three bottles in sequence

Flavour Profile

Varied · Nutty · Fruity · Complex

Did You Know?

Because the three bottles in the set are identical in everything but age, they offer a rare chance to taste how time alone reshapes a Port, without the grape variety, vintage or producer changing along the way.

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Twenty years in oak gives a tawny its golden hue and a touch of nut and orange peel – enough time to grow complex, yet still young enough to surprise with freshness.

Expert's Description

Graham's 20 Year Old Tawny Port is a Portuguese aged Tawny Port from the Douro Valley, matured in oak casks for an average of 20 years and bottled at 20% in a half bottle.

The Port is a blend of several vintages, composed to hit a consistent style every time the house bottles it. Long ageing in oak gives the colour its golden, tawny hue and replaces the fresh berry fruit of a young Port with nuts, caramel and dried orange peel.

Graham's Port was founded in 1820 by brothers William and John Graham and has belonged to the Symington family's portfolio of Port houses in the Douro Valley since 1970. This 20 year old tawny is sold in a 37.5 cl bottle, a practical format for those who want to try the aged style without opening a full 75 cl bottle.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose has a characteristic nutty note, combined with mature, medium-aged fruit and a touch of orange peel.

Palate

The palate is rich, softly sweet and full, with toffee, caramel, burnt orange and raisins, carried by a well-balanced structure.

Finish

The finish is long and elegant, with a last touch of dried plums and a faint, earthy, mushroom-like depth.

Specifications

Name: Graham's 20 Year Old Tawny Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
ABV: 20%
Size: 37.5 CL
Ageing: Oak casks, average 20 years
EAN no.: 5010867401297
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C in a Port glass, ideally with blue cheese or nuts

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Golden · Round · Elegant

Did You Know?

This 20 year old tawny comes in a 37.5 cl half bottle for a reason: an already oxidatively aged Port like this one holds up far better after opening than a young, fruity Port, and the smaller format makes it easier to enjoy a glass at a time without the bottle standing open too long.

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Not every Port evening calls for a full bottle. In the half-size format, Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny comes in a size built for a quiet afternoon with one or two glasses, without the rest of the bottle waiting around too long.

Expert's Description

Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny Port is a Portuguese Aged Tawny Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks for around 10 years and bottled at 20% in a 37.5cl bottle.

The wine is identical to the house's 10 Year Old Tawny in 75cl, simply bottled in the smaller format. That makes it a good option as a gift or for anyone wanting to try the style without committing to a full bottle.

As with the house's other aged Tawny Ports, the 10 years is an average expression of a blend of casks of varying ages, put together by Graham's cellar master.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers roasted almonds and honey, with a touch of fig and a hint of caramel.

Palate

The palate is rich and mature with fruit cake and caramel, closing on a fine spiced note.

Finish

The finish is long, with a last sweetness of caramel and a hint of cinnamon.

Specifications

Name: Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Aged Tawny Port
ABV: 20%
Size: 37.5 CL
Ageing: Oak cask (approx. 10 years)
EAN no.: 5010867400382
Serving suggestion: Serve lightly chilled at 12-14°C — the smaller bottle is well suited to enjoying a single glass without opening a full bottle

Flavour Profile

Roasted almonds · Caramel · Fig · Rounded

Did You Know?

The half-bottle (37.5cl) has historically been popular for Port and dessert wines, because an opened Tawny keeps well thanks to its long cask ageing — but a smaller format means there's always a fresh bottle on hand without opening a full 75cl at once.

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Long before anyone poured a glass, the cork stayed untouched. A cellar master or the house butler could still taste what was hiding inside the cask or bottle, with a tool that still carries their name.

Expert's Description

Graham's Butler's Thief is a wine-tasting accessory, a long, thin tube used to draw samples directly from a cask or bottle without permanently removing the cork.

The tool is lowered through the bung hole or past the cork, after which the top opening is covered with a finger to hold the liquid inside the tube by suction. Lifting the tube and releasing the finger lets the sample run back out, a method cellar masters and sommeliers have used for centuries to judge how a wine is developing without disturbing the rest of the bottle or cask.

The name dates back to a time when the house butler was responsible for the wine cellar and therefore had access to bottles and casks the household otherwise didn't watch closely. A tool like this made it possible to discreetly taste, or 'steal' a sip, without leaving any visible trace on the cork, hence the name 'thief'.

Specifications

Name: Graham's Butler's Thief
Manufacturer: Graham's
Type: Wine thief for sampling
Use: Drawing samples from a cask or bottle without permanently removing the cork

Did You Know?

The word 'thief' in the tool's name is no accident: it dates back to a time when a cellar master or butler could discreetly taste, or rather 'steal', a sip straight from the household's casks and bottles, without it ever being noticed.

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1990 was the year these grapes were picked by the Douro river and laid to rest in oak in Vila Nova de Gaia. Since then the wine has been left undisturbed, growing gradually deeper, rounder and more spiced with every passing year.

Expert's Description

Dalva 1990 Colheita is a Portuguese Colheita Port – a single-harvest Tawny Port from the Douro Valley – bottled at 20%.

Like all Colheita, the wine comes from a single harvest and has spent far longer than the legal minimum of seven years in cask. That extended contact with wood brings a gradual, oxidative style of maturation, quite different from the fruit-driven character of a young Ruby or Vintage Port.

Behind the bottle stands Dalva, the brand of the Port house C. da Silva in Vila Nova de Gaia. The house was founded in 1862 under the name Corrêa Ribeiro e Filhos, but took its current name in 1933, when Clemente da Silva took over the firm after arriving from Brazil – Dalva is a contraction of the surname da Silva.

Over the decades the house has built a reputation as one of the Port producers most specialised in this exact style, with a broad range of Colheitas from different vintages resting in its cellars.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers citrus peel, black pepper and spice, with a hint of honey in the background.

Palate

The palate is rich and well balanced, where acidity and a light tannic structure keep the wine fresh despite the many years in cask.

Finish

The finish is very long, with lingering spice and a final touch of dried orange.

Specifications

Name: Dalva 1990 Colheita
Winery: Dalva
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Colheita Port (Tawny)
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak casks
Vintage: 1990

Flavour Profile

Spiced · Citrus · Rich · Long

Investment Potential

The 1990 vintage is over three decades old and ranks among the older Colheitas in the range – a style where every bottle represents a harvest that will never come again. Among collectors of aged Port, early-1990s vintages are in demand, as the available quantity keeps shrinking with each year that passes.

Did You Know?

Over the many years in cask, part of the wine evaporates through the porous oak – in the whisky world this is called the angels' share. In Port cellars the same phenomenon means the remaining Colheita grows ever more concentrated the longer it rests.

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While most Port styles are made to be drunk now, this one is made to wait - a bottle that only truly unfolds decades from now.

Expert's Description

Dalva 2016 Vintage is a Portuguese Vintage Port from the single vintage 2016, bottled at 20%.

A Vintage Port is only declared in years when the grape harvest is considered exceptional, and the declaration itself must be approved by Portugal's wine authority, the IVDP - unlike Tawny and Colheita, it spends only a short time, typically around two years, in wood before being bottled unfiltered and left to mature further in the bottle for decades.

Because the wine is unfiltered, it develops sediment over time, meaning it should be decanted before serving - a process that sets Vintage clearly apart from the other, more accessible Port styles.

Dalva is the Port brand of the house C. da Silva, founded in Vila Nova de Gaia in 1933 by Clemente da Silva. Although the house is particularly known for its Colheita Ports, Dalva also declares Vintage in years when the grapes warrant it.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Intense black fruit and chocolate, lifted by floral tones and black pepper.

Palate

Full-bodied and elegant, with firm, velvety tannins and a voluminous, fresh character.

Finish

Long, persistent finish with continued fruit depth.

Specifications

Name: Dalva 2016 Vintage
Winery: Dalva
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Vintage Port
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro field blend (incl. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz)
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, approx. 2 years, then continued ageing in bottle
Vintage: 2016

Flavour Profile

Full-bodied · Black fruit · Spiced · Cellar-worthy

Investment Potential

Vintage Port is declared only in the finest years and made for long-term ageing - a recognised vintage such as 2016 is among the most sought-after categories for Port collectors, precisely because production is limited to exceptional years.

Did You Know?

A vintage only officially becomes a "Vintage" Port once the house's assessment of its quality is approved by the IVDP - in most years, houses instead use the grapes for Tawny or Colheita, making every declared Vintage a deliberate bet on that year's exceptional quality.

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Most Colheita Ports are bottled in standard 75 cl bottles - this one was given a Magnum, a format almost as rare in this category as the vintage itself.

Expert's Description

Dalva 2005 Colheita Magnum is a Portuguese Colheita Port from the single vintage 2005, bottled in a 150 cl Magnum at 20%.

A Colheita comes from one specific harvest year and must age at least seven years in oak before it may be sold under the designation - this one has rested well beyond that minimum, and the double bottle size makes it a rare combination of vintage and format.

The Magnum format is used only exceptionally for Colheita, as the vast majority of vintages are bottled only in standard bottles - the larger bottle also means a slower development after opening, since the volume of air relative to the wine's surface is smaller.

Dalva is the Port brand of the house C. da Silva, founded in Vila Nova de Gaia in 1933 by Clemente da Silva, who a year later registered the name Dalva. The house has a particular reputation for its wide range of single-vintage Colheita Ports.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Wild honey, orange, caramel and cinnamon in a complex, aromatic bouquet.

Palate

Lively and concentrated, with a fresh elegance carried by candied citrus and warm spice.

Finish

Silky, long and sweet finish with a hint of spice.

Specifications

Name: Dalva 2005 Colheita Magnum
Winery: Dalva
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Colheita Port, Magnum
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro field blend (incl. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz)
ABV: 20%
Size: 150 CL (Magnum)
Ageing: Oak cask, several decades (single vintage 2005)
Vintage: 2005
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C in a Port glass, ideally with honey cake, nuts or a creamy cheese

Flavour Profile

Complex · Candied citrus · Spiced · Silky

Investment Potential

The combination of a named vintage and the rare Magnum format makes this bottle a double collector's item - Colheita in Magnum is the exception rather than the rule, making it especially interesting for Port collectors.

Did You Know?

A Magnum bottle holds twice as much wine as a standard bottle, but has a relatively smaller surface area in proportion to its volume once the cork is pulled - meaning the wine typically develops more slowly and stays fresh longer after opening than its smaller sibling.

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Port doesn't always have to be dark and sweet. This golden, dry style is made for warm afternoons, ice cubes and a splash of tonic.

Expert's Description

Quinta do Noval Extra Dry White Port is a Portuguese white, dry Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak vats and bottled at 19.5%.

The wine is made from white Douro grapes such as Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Rabigato and Códega, half of which get brief skin contact while the other half ferments without it, giving both aroma and freshness. It's then aged for around three years in oak vats before blending and bottling.

White Port has existed since the 19th century but has enjoyed a revival in recent years as a fresh aperitif, often served with tonic and ice. Quinta do Noval's Extra Dry style is one of the driest in the category, setting it apart from the sweeter white Ports many people know.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is floral and fruity, with citrus, almond and a light vanilla note.

Palate

The palate is crisp and dry, with notes of pear, white peach and a fine, refreshing acidity.

Finish

The finish is clean and short, with a final touch of almond.

Specifications

Name: Quinta do Noval Extra Dry White Port
Winery: Quinta do Noval
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: White, Dry Port
Grape varieties: Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Rabigato and Códega
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak vat, approx. 3 years
EAN no.: 5601064016003
Serving suggestion: Serve well chilled at 6-8°C, ideally with ice cubes, lemon peel and tonic water

Flavour Profile

Dry · Citrus · Crisp · Refreshing

Did You Know?

White Port with tonic - known as a Portonic - has become a popular summer drink in Portugal and has spread across Europe, where it's used as a lighter, less sweet alternative to gin and tonic.

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Not every Port is built for the armchair and long reflection. Blend No. 12 is made for ice, tonic water and a summer evening where fruit is the first thing you notice.

Expert's Description

Graham's Blend No. 12 Ruby Port is a Portuguese Ruby Port from the Douro Valley, matured in stainless steel and bottled at 19%.

The Port is composed specifically to be drunk young and fresh, often on the rocks or mixed with tonic water. Unlike Graham's aged tawny styles, Blend No. 12 spends only a short time in stainless steel, which preserves the dark, fresh berry fruit and avoids the oxidative notes a cask-aged Port develops.

Graham's was founded in 1820 by brothers William and John Graham and has belonged to the Symington family's portfolio of Port houses since 1970. Blend No. 12 is one of the house's newer releases, designed as an entry point to Port for drinkers more used to cocktails than dessert wine.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers fresh raspberries and strawberries, spiced with a touch of mountain herbs and dark chocolate.

Palate

The palate is lively and concentrated, with ripe cherries and plums, fresh acidity and a touch of pepper that gives direction to the berry-driven profile.

Finish

The finish is soft and light, closing with a hint of blackberry that makes the wine ideal for mixing.

Specifications

Name: Graham's Blend No. 12 Ruby Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Ruby Port
ABV: 19%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Stainless steel
EAN no.: 5608309010109
Serving suggestion: Serve chilled with ice and tonic water, or as a light aperitif

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Fresh · Spiced · Youthful

Did You Know?

Blend No. 12 was developed specifically for mixing, including in the Portonic, a drink where Port is topped with tonic water and ice. The name 'No. 12' refers to the internal lot number the Port was given during development in Graham's cellars, a number that stuck when the wine went to market.

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Ten years is enough for a white Port to change character completely: from fresh and pale to something warmer and more elegant, without losing the freshness that sets the style apart from a classic sweet Port.

Expert's Description

Dalva 10 Years Dry White is a Portuguese, dry, age-indicated Port made from white grapes from the Douro Valley, bottled at 20% – a dry style that should not be confused with the better-known, sweet white Port.

The wine is aged in old French oak barrels for ten years, giving it the first clear signs of oxidative maturation while still keeping a distinct freshness from the white grapes.

Behind the bottle stands Dalva, the brand of the Port house C. da Silva in Vila Nova de Gaia, founded in 1862. The house is one of the few that markets a full range of age-indicated dry white Ports – 10, 20 and 40 years – as a standalone category rather than simply producing young white Port for aperitif use.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is elegant, with ripe tangerine and a delicate nutty note of almonds.

Palate

The palate is dry and well balanced, with citrus and a light creamy structure that gives body without heaviness.

Finish

The finish is medium-length and dry, closing on a final hint of toasted almonds.

Specifications

Name: Dalva 10 Years Dry White
Winery: Dalva
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Dry White Port, dry, 10 years
Grape varieties: Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Donzelinho Branco, Gouveio
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak casks
Serving suggestion: Serve at 12-14°C in a white wine or Port glass, ideally with almonds, mature cheese or lightly spiced food

Flavour Profile

Elegant · Tangerine · Dry · Nutty

Investment Potential

As the youngest in Dalva's age-indicated Dry White range, the 10-year expression has more modest collecting potential than the 20 and 40-year bottles, but it still represents a rare category, since very few houses produce aged, dry white Port at all.

Did You Know?

Dalva is one of the few Port houses to treat dry, age-indicated white Port as a standalone range rather than a niche novelty – the house's 10, 20 and 40-year-old Dry White together span an age range usually only seen among aged Tawny Ports.

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Two decades in old oak have done something unusual to these white grapes: the pale, fresh fruit has slowly turned deep amber, while the palate has taken on a weight rarely found in white wine.

Expert's Description

Dalva 20 Years Dry White is a Portuguese, dry, age-indicated Port made from white grapes from the Douro Valley, bottled at 20% – note that Dry White is a dry style and should not be mistaken for a sweet dessert-style Port.

The wine is aged in very old French oak barrels for twenty years. The long, slow oxidation gives the colour its deep amber tone and builds a complexity of resin, citrus and nuts that defines the style.

Behind the bottle stands Dalva, the brand of the Port house C. da Silva in Vila Nova de Gaia, founded in 1862. The house is particularly known for exactly this range of age-indicated dry white Ports, alongside its classic Colheita Ports.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is deep and complex, with notes of exotic resin, citrus fruit, honey and almonds.

Palate

The palate is dry and finely structured, with a silky, slightly fat character and a pleasant complexity.

Finish

The finish is long, with a well-integrated dryness and a light burning, warm close.

Specifications

Name: Dalva 20 Years Dry White
Winery: Dalva
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Dry White Port, dry, 20 years
Grape varieties: Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Donzelinho Branco, Gouveio
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak casks
EAN no.: 5603003114405

Flavour Profile

Resinous · Citrus · Dry · Silky

Investment Potential

A 20-year-old Dry White sits well above standard white Port production, which is typically drunk young. Among collectors interested in Port's rarer sides, the age-indicated Dry White range is in demand, precisely because so few houses produce white Port with this much cask age.

Did You Know?

Although the wine is made from white grapes, the twenty years in cask make it visually indistinguishable from an aged Tawny in the glass – but the palate tells a different story, with citrus and resin instead of the dark berries and nuts found in a red Colheita.

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Few white Ports ever spend a full decade in cask before being poured as a fresh aperitif. This one has spent forty – an almost extinct style, where time alone has turned white grapes into something deep amber and complex.

Expert's Description

Dalva 40 Years Dry White is a Portuguese, dry, age-indicated Port made from white grapes from the Douro Valley, bottled at 20% – not to be confused with a sweet dessert-style Port, since the wine is deliberately vinified dry.

The wine is aged in very old French oak barrels for forty years, where the slow oxygen contact has turned the pale grapes a deep amber-gold colour and developed a complexity usually associated only with the very oldest Tawny Ports.

Behind the bottle stands Dalva, the brand of the Port house C. da Silva in Vila Nova de Gaia, founded in 1862. The house has made this exact style of long-aged white Port one of its core specialities, alongside its aged Colheita Ports.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is deep and complex, with ripe mandarin, exotic resin tones and toasted almonds.

Palate

The palate is full-bodied and dry, with a silky structure and layers of nuts, dried citrus and a light honeyed warmth.

Finish

The finish is very long and dry, closing with a light burning warmth and a final note of toasted nuts.

Specifications

Name: Dalva 40 Years Dry White
Winery: Dalva
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Dry White Port, dry, 40 years
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak casks
EAN no.: 5603003110803

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Amber-gold · Dry · Complex

Investment Potential

Most white Ports are drunk young as a fresh aperitif, making a 40-year-old Dry White an extremely rare exception within the category. The combination of extended cask ageing and the low production of this particular style makes the bottle highly sought after among collectors interested in Port's lesser-known side.

Did You Know?

While the vast majority of white Ports are consumed within a few years of bottling as a light, chilled aperitif, Dalva's Dry White range is one of the few cases where white grapes are allowed to rest as long as the finest aged Tawny Ports – a style almost no other house practises to this extent.

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Pink in the glass and scented with fresh strawberries and raspberries, this Port is a completely different experience from the dark, heavy styles most people associate with the Douro Valley – made to be enjoyed chilled on a summer evening.

Expert's Description

Dalva Rose is a Portuguese Rosé Port from the Douro Valley, bottled at 19%.

Rosé Port is made the same way as Ruby Port and from the same red grapes, but the skins get only brief contact with the must – just enough to give a pink colour, without the deep fruit concentration a Ruby would otherwise develop. The wine is blended from Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa and Touriga Nacional.

Behind the bottle stands Dalva, the brand of the Port house C. da Silva in Vila Nova de Gaia, founded in 1862. The house took on its current identity in 1933, when Clemente da Silva took over the firm after arriving from Brazil, and has since expanded its range to include modern styles like this one.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers fresh strawberries and raspberries, with a floral touch and a hint of cherry.

Palate

The palate is soft and sweet, but kept light by a clear acidity, with notes of honey and a hint of grapefruit.

Finish

The finish is fresh and fairly short, closing on a last hint of red berries.

Specifications

Name: Dalva Rose
Winery: Dalva
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Rosé Port
Grape varieties: Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa, Touriga Nacional
ABV: 19%
Size: 75 CL
EAN no.: 5603003111107
Serving suggestion: Serve chilled at 6-8°C, ideally with a slice of orange or a little mint

Flavour Profile

Fresh · Berries · Floral · Light

Did You Know?

Rosé Port is one of the youngest styles in the Port family – while Ruby and Tawny have roots going back several hundred years, the pink style was only introduced to the trade around 2008, in response to growing interest in lighter, more relaxed Port styles.

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Three small bottles, three glimpses of Baixo Corgo - an entire landscape pressed into a format that fits even the smallest gift box.

Expert's Description

Martha's Miniature Gift Set Tawny Port is a gift set of three miniature bottles of Tawny Port, each 5 cl, with an alcohol content of 19%.

The set offers a chance to taste through several sides of the house's Tawny style in one manageable format, without having to open several full bottles at once.

Behind the gift set stands Martha's Wine & Spirits, a family-owned wine producer who has grown grapes in Baixo Corgo since 1727 and is known today for its aged, award-winning Tawny Ports.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Rich aromas of roasted nuts, dried fruit and a touch of caramel, with variation between the bottles.

Palate

Full and warm flavour with nutty notes, honey and dried fruit in different shades.

Finish

Medium to long finish with lingering nutty notes.

Specifications

Name: Martha's Miniature Gift Set Tawny Port
Winery: Martha's Wine & Spirits
Region-Country: Douro (Baixo Corgo), Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
ABV: 19%
Size: 3x5 CL
Ageing: Oak barrels
EAN no.: 5601749005032
Serving suggestion: Serve at 15-18°C in small port glasses, ideally with nuts or chocolate.

Flavour Profile

Nuts · Dried fruit · Honey · Caramel

Did You Know?

Baixo Corgo is the oldest and westernmost of the Douro Valley's three sub-regions and is considered particularly suited to producing aged Tawny Ports thanks to its warm, dry climate.

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Four glasses, four styles, one house — this gift box is a shortcut through the world of Quinta do Noval, from dry and fresh to sweet and golden.

Expert's Description

Quinta do Noval Gift Box is a Portuguese gift set with 4 selected Ports from the Douro Valley, each 37.5 CL and bottled at 19.5%.

The gift set brings together four smaller bottles that, together, show the breadth of Quinta do Noval's range — from a fresh, young style to a more mature and rounded character. This makes the box ideal for anyone who wants to taste through several styles without opening four full bottles at once.

Quinta do Noval has produced Port on its own land in the Douro Valley since 1715 and is today one of the most respected names in the trade, not least thanks to the legendary Nacional vineyard. The gift box is designed as an introduction to the house's styles and suits both newcomers and seasoned Port drinkers.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose varies from bottle to bottle, but the set shares fresh fruit, dried nuts and a touch of caramel.

Palate

The palate ranges from light and fresh to full and round, depending on which of the four Ports is opened.

Finish

The finish differs from style to style, but is consistently clean and well balanced.

Specifications

Name: Quinta do Noval Gift Box – 4 Selected Ports
Winery: Quinta do Noval
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Gift set (4 different Port styles)
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 4 x 37.5 CL
Serving suggestion: Serve each Port at the temperature suited to its style - typically 12-18°C in a port glass

Flavour Profile

Varied · Introduction · Gift-friendly · Douro

Did You Know?

Because the bottles in the gift box are 37.5 CL instead of the usual 75 CL, you can taste your way through all four styles without any single bottle being left open for too long.

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There's a reason Ruby is the style most people meet first when they taste Port for the first time: fresh, direct and full of the same dark berry fruit that gave the wine its name.

Expert's Description

Graham's Fine Ruby Port is a Portuguese Ruby Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 19%.

The Ruby style is aged for the shortest time of all Graham's Ports, precisely to preserve the fresh, dark berry fruit of the grapes. This short ageing means the wine keeps its deep ruby-red colour rather than developing the golden hues seen in a Tawny.

Fine Ruby is the house's most accessible Ruby expression and serves as a natural entry point into Graham's other, more complex Ruby styles such as Six Grapes and Crusted.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is full of ripe red and black berries, with a touch of violets.

Palate

The palate is juicy with distinct black cherry, carried by a fine balance and fresh acidity.

Finish

The finish is intense and relatively long, closing with a last touch of dark fruit.

Specifications

Name: Graham's Fine Ruby Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Ruby Port
ABV: 19%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask
EAN no.: 5010867400078
Serving suggestion: Serve at 16-18°C, ideally with dark chocolate or red berries

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Cherry · Young · Fresh

Did You Know?

Because Ruby Port is aged for such a short time, it's one of the few Port styles where the grape variety itself — rather than the cask — leaves the clearest mark on the flavour.

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During the Portuguese summer, when the heat of the Douro Valley lingers well into the afternoon, many locals reach for a bottle of White Port — not for the afternoon coffee, but for ice cubes and tonic water.

Expert's Description

Graham's Fine White Port is a Portuguese White Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 19%.

White Port is made from white grapes, unlike the red grapes behind the Ruby and Tawny styles. After harvest, the grapes are pressed and the must ferments until the desired sweetness and strength are reached, at which point fermentation is halted by adding grape spirit, just as with the other Port styles.

Fine White is the lightest and freshest expression in Graham's range, made to be drunk young and lightly chilled, ideally as a refreshing aperitif rather than a heavy after-dinner liqueur.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is marked by fresh white grapes and a touch of almond.

Palate

The palate is juicy and lively, with notes of citrus, mineral and a light creamy body.

Finish

The finish is fresh and clean, closing with a last touch of sea salt.

Specifications

Name: Graham's Fine White Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: White Port
ABV: 19%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask
EAN no.: 5010867400061
Serving suggestion: Serve chilled at 6-8°C, as an aperitif alone or mixed with tonic water

Flavour Profile

Fresh · Almond · Citrus · Light

Did You Know?

In Portugal, where Port is drunk as an everyday wine rather than kept on a shelf, White Port mixed with tonic water and ice — known as Portonic — has become one of the most popular summer drinks in the Douro Valley.

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