Old Port bottles have a habit of hiding a surprise in the cork — long, dry and prone to crumbling into pieces if you go at it with an ordinary corkscrew. Graham's Port Corkscrew is built for exactly that problem.

Expert's Description

Graham's Port Corkscrew is an accessory designed specifically to open Port bottles with long, fragile corks, without the cork breaking or crumbling into the wine.

Port is often aged for many years, both in cask and in bottle, and the cork in an older bottle of Port gradually dries out and becomes brittle. An ordinary corkscrew with a spiral worm risks boring straight through such a cork and pushing pieces of it down into the wine — particularly unfortunate if the bottle is being decanted in front of guests. A Port corkscrew is therefore built to grip the cork from the outside rather than drilling into it, so it can be drawn out in one motion.

The tradition of specialised tools for Port bottles goes back a long way: historically, red-hot tongs were even used, heated and clamped around the bottle's neck to cleanly crack the glass, precisely because very old corks were too fragile to be pulled out. Today's Port corkscrews are a far gentler solution for the ordinary bottle of Port.

Specifications

Name: Graham's Port Corkscrew
Producer: Graham's
Type: Accessory – Port bottle corkscrew
Use: Opening Port bottles with long, fragile corks

Did You Know?

Before modern corkscrews existed, red-hot tongs were used to open particularly old bottles of Port — the tongs were heated over a flame and clamped around the neck of the bottle, so the glass snapped cleanly off instead of risking a mangled, ancient cork.

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A single harvest year, captured and set aside in cask for more than a decade before it was time to fill the bottle. The double name on the label tells its own story of two merged Port houses.

Expert's Description

Hutcheson 2009 Colheita Feuerheerd is a Portuguese Colheita Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 20%.

Colheita means 'harvest' in Portuguese and denotes a Tawny Port from a single, named vintage - here 2009 - where the law requires at least seven years of cask ageing before it can be sold. This bottle's long maturation gives it a depth younger Tawny Ports don't achieve.

The Feuerheerd name comes from one of Porto's older trading houses, which merged with Hutcheson in 1996 under the name Hutcheson, Feuerheerd & Associados. Since 2006 the Spanish-owned Sogevinus group has run production, but the house's reputation for Colheita styles specifically goes back much further.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers dried raisins, roasted hazelnuts and a light cigar-box note.

Palate

The palate is round and complex, with caramel, orange peel and a fine acidity that keeps the sweetness in check.

Finish

The finish is long and warm with a lingering nutty note.

Specifications

Name: Hutcheson 2009 Colheita Feuerheerd
Winery: Hutcheson
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Colheita Port
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro grapes, including Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, 15+ years
Vintage: 2009
EAN no.: 5601194405586
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C in a port glass, ideally with nut cake or a strong cheese

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Caramel · Complex · Warm

Investment Potential

A single-vintage Colheita with more than 15 years of cask ageing belongs to the rarer bottle types on the market, making it a natural target for Port collectors chasing documented vintages from respected houses.

Did You Know?

When Hutcheson and Feuerheerd merged in 1996, it became common to see both names on the same label - a practice many old Port houses in the Douro have continued after mergers and acquisitions, as a way of preserving both names' history.

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Not every Tawny needs an age statement to tell a story. Fine Tawny is the house's simplest take on the style — light, dry on the finish, and made to be drunk without ceremony.

Expert's Description

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

Fine Tawny is the entry level of Graham's Tawny range, aged for a shorter time in cask than The Tawny and the aged 10 and 20 Year Old expressions, but still long enough to develop the characteristic reddish tawny colour and soft, dried-fruit notes.

The style is designed as an accessible entry into Graham's Tawny family, where the full depth and complexity only really show themselves in the older, aged expressions.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers ripe fruit balanced by a touch of dried fruit.

Palate

The palate is lightly dry, elegant and smooth, with pleasant body without being heavy.

Finish

The finish is short and clean, closing with a last hint of nuttiness.

Specifications

Name: Graham's Fine Tawny Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
ABV: 19%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask
EAN no.: 5010867400054
Serving suggestion: Serve lightly chilled at 12-14°C, ideally as an aperitif or with orange cake

Flavour Profile

Light · Dried fruit · Elegant · Soft

Did You Know?

The word 'Fine' in Fine Tawny doesn't signal quality on its own, but refers to a classic Port production category for the younger, more straightforward styles — the counterpart to the aged and vintage-dated categories.

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Young, deep ruby-red and packed with fresh berry fruit - this Port is the classic entry point into a style the Braga family has cultivated since 1926.

Expert's Description

Miguel's Ruby Port is a ruby Port from the Douro Valley in Portugal with an alcohol content of 19.5%.

Ruby Port is characterised by a short period in wood casks, typically up to three years, during which only a little oxygen reaches the wine. This preserves the deep ruby colour and the fresh, fruit-driven character that sets the style apart from the more cask-influenced tawny Ports.

Behind Miguel's stands a family tradition dating back to 1926, while the vineyard itself was planted as early as 1845 by the Baron of Seixo. The estate spans 200 hectares between the river and the mountains and uses classic Douro grapes such as Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz, supplemented by Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca and Tinto Cão.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is young and expressive, with red berries such as cherry and raspberry leading the way.

Palate

The palate is full and aromatic, with fresh red and dark berries giving a lively, fruit-driven impression.

Finish

The finish is pleasant and lightly sweet without becoming heavy or intense.

Specifications

Name: Miguel's Ruby Port
Winery: Miguel's
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Ruby Port
Grape varieties: Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak casks (up to 3 years)
Serving suggestion: Serve lightly chilled at 14-16°C, ideally with dark chocolate or berries

Flavour Profile

Cherry · Raspberry · Red Berries · Light Sweetness

Did You Know?

Ruby is the best-selling Port style in the world precisely because it takes the least time to produce - while a tawny or vintage can take decades to mature, a ruby is ready for bottling after just a couple of years, making it the most accessible entry point into Port.

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2015 was one of those years when the Douro truly showed its strength, and the Silval vineyard yielded grapes with both power and elegance. The result is a young, lively Port that's already a pleasure to drink.

Expert's Description

Quinta do Noval Silval Vintage 2015 is a Portuguese Vintage Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 19.5%.

Silval is the name of one of Quinta do Noval's own vineyards, separate from the legendary Nacional parcel, whose vines were never touched by phylloxera. The Silval grapes are trodden using the traditional method and made with the same care as the house's other Vintage Ports, but the wine is typically released at a more accessible price and enjoyed younger.

2015 is recognised as one of the strong Douro vintages of the past decade, with warm, dry weather that gave grapes good concentration and ripeness. Silval Vintage 2015 is therefore an example of a Quinta do Noval wine where both power and finesse are present even at a young age.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is youthful and intense, with ripe dark berries, blackcurrant and a hint of violet.

Palate

The palate is full-bodied and well-structured, with juicy blackberry, dark chocolate and firm yet rounded tannins.

Finish

The finish is long, spicy and full of dark fruit, with a fine acidity that keeps the wine fresh.

Specifications

Name: Quinta do Noval Silval Vintage 2015
Winery: Quinta do Noval
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Vintage Port
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro grapes, including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask
Vintage: 2015
EAN no.: 5601064004130
Serving suggestion: Serve at 16-18°C in a port glass, ideally with dark chocolate or game

Flavour Profile

Full-bodied · Dark berries · Spicy · Young power

Investment Potential

Silval Vintage is a single-vineyard Vintage Port from a recognised year, and this type of bottle is regularly sought after by collectors wanting to follow a producer's development year by year. It is, however, more accessible than Quinta do Noval's absolute top wines and is expected to be enjoyed rather than cellared for decades.

Did You Know?

Right next to the Silval vineyard lies the legendary Nacional parcel, planted with ungrafted, phylloxera-resistant vines that Quinta do Noval has never replanted onto rootstock — one of very few places in the world where Port is still made from grapes on their own, original roots.

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Dark berries and fresh fruit sit at the heart of this young Port from one of the Douro's most photographed vineyards. Here it's all about capturing the grape's energy while it's still young.

Expert's Description

Quinta do Noval Fine Ruby Port is a Portuguese Ruby Port from the Douro Valley, aged in large oak vats and bottled at 19.5%.

Unlike Tawny, Ruby Port is aged briefly in large, near-airtight vessels, so the wine keeps its deep red colour and fresh berry fruit rather than developing nutty and caramel notes. The blend is composed from several vintages to ensure a consistent, fruit-driven style.

Quinta do Noval has produced Port on its own land since 1715, but it was only after António José da Silva rebuilt the estate in 1894 that the house's modern reputation as one of the Douro's leading producers truly took shape. Fine Ruby is one of the estate's best-selling bottles and serves as an accessible introduction to the style.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is fresh and fruity with notes of ripe cherry, blackberry and a hint of violet.

Palate

The palate is juicy and direct, with blackcurrant and a touch of spice, carried by a pleasant sweetness.

Finish

The finish is short to medium, clean and fruity with a final hint of dark chocolate.

Specifications

Name: Quinta do Noval Fine Ruby Port
Winery: Quinta do Noval
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Ruby Port
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro grapes, including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Barroca
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Stainless steel tank
EAN no.: 5601064003003
Serving suggestion: Serve lightly chilled at 14-16°C in a port glass, ideally with dark chocolate or berries

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Fresh · Berry-sweet · Youthful

Did You Know?

Fine Ruby is the type of Port whose grapes were traditionally trodden barefoot in granite lagares to extract colour and tannin as gently as possible — a method several producers, including Quinta do Noval, still use for their finest wines.

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For centuries the sun-warmed slopes of the Douro have supplied grapes to Quinta do Noval, where the finest casks are blended into a round, golden Tawny. This bottling is the estate's entry point to the style — approachable, yet full of character.

Expert's Description

Quinta do Noval Tawny Port is a Portuguese Tawny Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 19.5%.

The Tawny style is created by maturing the wine oxidatively in smaller oak casks for several years, during which it slowly loses its red hue in favour of golden and amber tones. The winemaker blends several vintages and casks so the result stays consistent from bottle to bottle, year after year.

Quinta do Noval has stood alone on the north bank of the Douro since 1715 and was rebuilt by António José da Silva in 1894, after phylloxera had devastated the vineyards. Today the estate is one of the most respected in the Douro, known for both its legendary Vintage Ports and more everyday styles such as this one.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers dried fig, orange peel and a touch of caramel, lifted by a light nutty note from the cask ageing.

Palate

The palate is soft and round, with ripe raisin, burnt sugar and a warm spiciness that keeps sweetness and freshness in balance.

Finish

The finish is medium in length with a faintly bitter nutty note that rounds the wine off neatly.

Specifications

Name: Quinta do Noval Tawny Port
Winery: Quinta do Noval
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro grapes, including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz
ABV: 19.5%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask
EAN no.: 5601064066008
Serving suggestion: Serve at 12-14°C in a port glass, ideally with nutty desserts or blue cheese

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Caramel · Round · Golden

Did You Know?

Unlike Ruby Port, which is aged in large, airtight tanks to preserve its fruit, Tawny is deliberately matured in smaller casks that let in a little air year after year — a slow process that gives the wine its characteristic golden-brown colour.

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In Porto, people don't drink it out of duty - a cold afternoon simply calls for a glass of White Port and a slice of lemon.

Expert's Description

Dalva Dry White is a Portuguese dry white Port, bottled at 19%.

Unlike the sweet, classic Port styles, the grapes are left to ferment longer before the wine is fortified with grape spirit - giving it a drier, more acidic profile that stands in marked contrast to a sweet Tawny or Ruby.

The wine is made from white Douro grapes such as Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Donzelinho Branco and Gouveio, pressed without skin contact to preserve a pale, fresh character.

Dalva is the Port brand of the house C. da Silva, founded in Vila Nova de Gaia in 1933, and over the years the house has built a particular reputation for its White Ports, from the young, dry style to the rare, vintage-dated Colheita White.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Citrus, mineral notes and hints of lemon zest, complemented by ripe peach and bitter almond.

Palate

Dry and lightly acidic, with walnut and a touch of vanilla, giving a round yet fresh impression.

Finish

Short to medium, dry finish with a faintly bitter almond note.

Specifications

Name: Dalva Dry White
Winery: Dalva
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Dry White Port
Grape varieties: Malvasia Fina, Viosinho, Donzelinho Branco, Gouveio
ABV: 19%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Mainly steel tank, brief ageing before bottling
EAN no.: 5603003112050
Serving suggestion: Serve chilled at 8-10°C, ideally as a Portonic with tonic and ice or as an aperitif

Flavour Profile

Dry · Citrus · Mineral · Refreshing

Did You Know?

In Porto, dry White Port is often mixed with tonic and a slice of lemon into the drink Portonic - a local classic that has given the dry white style a renaissance as a refreshing aperitif, far from the image of Port as a heavy dessert wine.

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The youngest member of the Port family guards its colour like a treasure - deep, dark ruby red, because it is never allowed to meet too much air.

Expert's Description

Dalva Ruby is a Portuguese Ruby Port, bottled at 19%.

Ruby is aged in large vessels of concrete, steel or large oak vats, where minimal air contact preserves the fresh, dark fruit and the deep red colour - unlike Tawny, where contact with small casks is exactly the point.

The wine is a blend of several young vintages of Douro grapes such as Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cão, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca, chosen for their ability to hold onto fruit and colour through the short ageing period.

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 best known for its Tawny and Colheita styles, Ruby remains a fixed part of the classic range.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Red berry compote of raspberry and wild strawberry, fresh and direct.

Palate

Harmonious and full, with blackcurrant and cherry, nuanced by chocolate and prune.

Finish

Sweet, fruity finish with lingering berry character.

Specifications

Name: Dalva Ruby
Winery: Dalva
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Ruby Port
Grape varieties: Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cão, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca
ABV: 19%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Steel tank/large oak vats, approx. 2-3 years
EAN no.: 5603003111022
Serving suggestion: Serve at 16-18°C in a Port glass, ideally with dark chocolate or red berries

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Berries · Fresh · Youthful

Did You Know?

While Tawny is deliberately exposed to air in small casks to develop its brown colour, the opposite is done for Ruby - large, near-airtight vessels keep the wine as close to its original, dark colour as possible, resulting in the most berry-driven of the classic Port styles.

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The colour tells the story before you've even tasted it - the ruby red long since turned warm amber, a sign of years spent in the company of oak and oxygen.

Expert's Description

Dalva Tawny is a Portuguese Tawny Port, bottled at 19%.

The wine is a blend of several vintages, aged in oak for typically three to five years, where controlled oxidation gradually softens the tannins and develops the characteristic notes of dried fruit, nuts and spice.

The relatively small casks, called pipas, give a larger surface area between wine and wood than the large vessels used for Ruby, which explains why a Tawny matures faster and takes on its brown colour, while a Ruby stays deep red.

Dalva is the Port brand of the house C. da Silva, founded in Vila Nova de Gaia in 1933 by Clemente da Silva. Across generations, the house has built its reputation primarily around the Tawny and Colheita styles.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Dried fruit and fresh fruit notes meet a touch of vanilla.

Palate

Well-balanced with toasted nuts, caramel and subtle spice, filled out by fig, raisin and orange peel.

Finish

Pleasant finish of cherry and vanilla.

Specifications

Name: Dalva Tawny
Winery: Dalva
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
Grape varieties: Douro field blend (incl. Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional)
ABV: 19%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, approx. 3-5 years
EAN no.: 5603003110018
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C in a Port glass, ideally with blue cheese or a nut tart

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Soft-tannined · Fruity · Round

Did You Know?

Tawny is aged in relatively small oak casks called pipas of around 550 litres - the smaller the cask, the greater the surface area relative to the wine's volume, and the faster it matures, which is the whole secret behind the style's brown colour and soft character.

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A toast at the changing of the guard has become a fixed tradition at Amalienborg - and behind that tradition stands a bottle from one of Porto's oldest houses. This Reserve was created for that very occasion, but works just as well on the sofa at home.

Expert's Description

Warre's Royal Guards' Finest Reserve is a Portuguese Reserve Tawny Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 20%.

The Port is made from selected grapes from Warre's own vineyards in Pinhão and the Rio Torto valley, where only the most fruit-driven and full-bodied casks are chosen for this particular Reserve. It's then matured for at least three years in oak casks in Vila Nova de Gaia before blending and bottling.

The name comes from a tradition within the Danish Royal Life Guards, where the outgoing commander of the guard traditionally welcomes his successor with a glass of Warre's Port. Warre's was awarded the title of Royal Court Supplier in 1960, and the house has supplied Port to the British and wider European market since 1670 as the oldest British Port house in Portugal.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers ripe plum and cherry, with a touch of spice and a light brownish, tawny-like tone.

Palate

The palate is complex and well-structured, with sweetness and fruit in fine balance and a warm, round body.

Finish

The finish is long with persistent fruit and a mild spiced close.

Specifications

Name: Warre's Den Kongelige Livgardes Finest Reserve
Winery: Warre's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Reserve Tawny Port
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro grapes, including Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, min. 3 years
EAN no.: 5010867200449
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C in a port glass, ideally with dark chocolate or marzipan cake

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Spiced · Round · Steeped in tradition

Did You Know?

The tradition behind the bottle dates back to a fixed custom within the Danish Royal Life Guards, where the outgoing guard commander welcomes his successor with exactly a glass of Warre's Port - a custom still practised at Amalienborg Palace today.

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High above the Rio Torto, where the vines aren't sprayed with artificial treatments, the grapes must find their own strength to withstand drought and pests. The result is a Port that tastes of the Douro Valley without detours.

Expert's Description

Graham's Natura Reserve Port is a Portuguese organic Reserve Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 20%.

The grapes for Natura Reserve are organically farmed at Quinta das Lages in the Rio Torto Valley and on vineyards in the Vale da Vilarica, both part of the Symington family's estates in the Upper Douro. The plots sit at 150-350 metres altitude, where well-aerated, dry soil gives the vines good conditions to develop their own resistance to disease, without artificial fertiliser or pesticides.

The wine is a blend of classic Douro varieties including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca and Tinta Amarela. Graham's Natura was the house's first attempt at translating its classic Reserve style into fully certified organic production.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is fresh and floral, with a touch of elegant herbal notes over the dark fruit.

Palate

The palate is full and fruity, with distinct chocolate and ripe berries carried by a pleasant sweetness.

Finish

The finish is long, with a last suggestion of roasted nuts.

Specifications

Name: Graham's Natura Reserve organic Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Organic Reserve Port
Grape varieties: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Amarela
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask
Serving suggestion: Serve at 16-18°C, ideally with chocolate or nuts

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Organic · Rounded · Chocolate

Did You Know?

Because the vines for Natura Reserve are grown without artificial treatments, they must build their own natural resistance to disease and drought — a farming method that demands far more of the grower than conventional viticulture.

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Twenty years in dark casks beneath the roofs of Vila Nova de Gaia have shifted the colour from deep ruby to warm amber. What's left in the glass is a Port where time itself has become part of the flavour.

Expert's Description

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

Unlike a Ruby Port, which is aged to preserve fruit character, a Tawny is deliberately aged oxidatively in wood, slowly losing its red colour in favour of golden and amber hues. 20 years is an average age indication, arrived at by Graham's cellar master tasting through a blend of casks so that the overall wine reflects the stated age — some casks are younger, others older.

The blend draws on several of Graham's source estates in the Douro Valley, including Quinta dos Malvedos, which the house has owned since 1890 and which is a cornerstone of both its Vintage Ports and aged Tawny Ports.

The Symington family has run Graham's since 1970, but the connection goes back further: Andrew James Symington sailed from Scotland to Porto in 1882 to work for the Graham family, a bond that later turned into ownership.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers a complex bouquet of roasted nuts, orange peel and ripe dried fruit, softened by the long ageing.

Palate

The palate is rich and softly sweet, with notes of caramel, burnt orange and a fine balance between sweetness and acidity.

Finish

The finish is long and elegant, closing with a last touch of roasted almonds.

Specifications

Name: Graham's 20 Year Old Tawny Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Aged Tawny Port
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask (approx. 20 years)
EAN no.: 5010867410329
Serving suggestion: Serve lightly chilled at 12-14°C, ideally with walnuts, dried fruit or crème brûlée

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Caramel · Amber · Complex

Did You Know?

The colour of a Tawny like this one doesn't come from the grape variety, but from years of contact with air through the cask's porous wood. The longer the ageing, the more the wine shifts from ruby red toward the warm amber tone that gives the style its name.

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Twenty years in dark oak casks have given this Tawny a depth of roasted nuts and orange peel that only time can create. The bottle itself breaks with tradition too - sleek, modern and ready for the fridge.

Expert's Description

Warre's Otima 20 Years is a Portuguese age-declared Tawny Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 20%.

The Otima range was created as a break from the classic, heavy Port bottle. Instead of the traditional Bordeaux shape, Otima comes in a sleek, modern decanter-style bottle, designed to be kept in the fridge and poured as a chilled aperitif or digestif - an unusual approach for Port when the range was launched.

Warre's was founded in 1670 and is the oldest British Port house in Portugal - likely the oldest British-owned company in continental Europe. Since 1905 the Symington family has been linked to the house, and from 1908 Warre's was fully owned by the Symingtons, who still run it today.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers roasted nuts, dried orange peel and a touch of caramel and curry.

Palate

The palate is warm and spicy with reddish fruit tones, a firm structure and a peppery drive that carries the wine forward.

Finish

The finish is long with persistent spice and a dry, lightly peppery close.

Specifications

Name: Warre's Otima 20 Years Tawny Port
Winery: Warre's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Age-declared Tawny Port (20 years)
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro grapes, including Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca
ABV: 20%
Size: 50 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, 20 years
EAN no.: 5010867102774
Serving suggestion: Serve chilled at 10-12°C in a port glass, ideally with nut cake or hard cheese

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Spicy · Complex · Peppery

Investment Potential

A 20-year age-declared Tawny from one of Porto's oldest family-owned houses is a sought-after type among collectors interested in well-established age series - although by design the Otima range is meant primarily for drinking rather than further cellaring.

Did You Know?

Otima 20 Years is sold in a sleek 50 cl bottle rather than the classic 75 cl bottle - a deliberate design choice meant to make it easier to keep an opened bottle of Tawny in the fridge between pours.

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On the steep, schist-covered slopes along the Douro River, even organic farming is a physical struggle - here the vines have no artificial help to lean on.

Expert's Description

Dalva Pure Tawny Reserve Organic is a Portuguese Tawny Reserve Port made from organically grown grapes, bottled at 19%.

The wine is a Reserve, meaning it is a carefully composed blend of several casks of differing ages, with the overall result equating to roughly seven years of oak ageing - longer than a standard Tawny, but without the named vintage year of a Colheita.

What sets this bottle apart is that the grapes are certified organically grown - a rarity in the Douro Valley, where the terraced, schist-heavy slopes make mechanisation and conventional spraying difficult, but which in turn makes organic farming a natural choice for the growers who take that path.

Dalva is the Port brand of the house C. da Silva, founded in Vila Nova de Gaia in 1933 by Clemente da Silva. With the Pure range, the house has extended its classic Tawny production to include a certified organic line as well.

Tasting Notes

Nose

A compote of forest fruits and nuts, with distinct plum and fig upfront.

Palate

Complex and fresh, with good body and a lingering character of fruit preserve that carries well into the finish.

Finish

Soft, jammy finish with a hint of nutty tones.

Specifications

Name: Dalva Pure Tawny Reserve Organic
Winery: Dalva
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Reserve Port (organic)
Grape varieties: Organically grown Douro field blend (incl. Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca)
ABV: 19%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, approx. 7 years
EAN no.: 5603003002580
Serving suggestion: Serve lightly chilled at 12-13°C in a Port glass, ideally with soft cheeses or a nutty dessert

Flavour Profile

Fruity · Nutty · Fresh · Organic

Did You Know?

The Douro Valley's schist soil and steep terraces make organic viticulture considerably harder than in most other wine regions, since neither fieldwork nor pest control can be mechanised to the same degree - making a certified organic Port a more demanding undertaking than the label first suggests.

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In 2004 these grapes were harvested in the Douro Valley, and the wine has been resting in oak ever since, until Dalva's cellar team judged it ready to be bottled.

Expert's Description

Dalva 2004 Colheita is a Portuguese Colheita Port – a single-harvest Tawny Port from the Douro Valley – bottled at 20%.

Unlike a Vintage Port, which is bottled young and continues to mature in the bottle, a Colheita stays in cask until the house itself decides it is ready. There is no fixed timetable – taste alone determines when the 2004 vintage is deemed mature enough for bottling, which gives every Colheita its own individual character.

Behind the bottle stands Dalva, the brand of the Port house C. da Silva in Vila Nova de Gaia. The house dates back to 1862 under the name Corrêa Ribeiro e Filhos and took on its current identity in 1933, when Clemente da Silva took over the firm after arriving from Brazil.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is warm and aromatic, with dried apricot, a touch of honey and a light nutty tone.

Palate

The palate is soft and round, with caramel and ripe raisins, carried by a fresh acidity that keeps the wine from feeling heavy.

Finish

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

Specifications

Name: Dalva 2004 Colheita
Winery: Dalva
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Colheita Port (Tawny)
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak casks
Vintage: 2004
EAN no.: 5603003330010
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C in a Port glass, ideally with nuts, mature cheese or dark chocolate

Flavour Profile

Round · Apricot · Caramel · Warm

Investment Potential

As a single-vintage Colheita, the 2004 bottle represents a harvest that can never be repeated, which makes it interesting for collectors seeking a specific birth-year bottle. Interest tends to be greatest for the oldest Colheitas in the range, but newer vintages like this one also draw attention as more years are added to their time in cask.

Did You Know?

There is no fixed rule for when a Colheita must be bottled – the decision rests entirely on the cellar team's taste assessment. Two bottles from the same harvest year can therefore be bottled several years apart, depending on when the house judges them ready.

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In 1982 these grapes were harvested by the Douro river, and the wine has rested quietly in oak at Dalva's cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia ever since. Four decades have passed while the colour shifted from deep ruby to warm amber – ready to be opened right now.

Expert's Description

Dalva 1982 Colheita is a Portuguese Colheita Port – a single-harvest Tawny Port from the Douro Valley – bottled at 20%.

A Colheita differs from other Port styles in that it comes from a single harvest and must mature in cask for at least seven years before bottling – this release has spent considerably longer. The label therefore carries two dates: the harvest year and the bottling year, so anyone can calculate exactly how many years the wine spent in wood.

Behind the bottle stands Dalva, a brand of the Port house C. da Silva in Vila Nova de Gaia. The house dates back to 1862, when it was founded under the name Corrêa Ribeiro e Filhos, but took on its current identity in 1933, when Clemente da Silva arrived from Brazil and took over the firm – the name Dalva is a contraction of the surname da Silva, registered as a trademark the following year.

Dalva has since specialised in exactly this kind of long-aged Port, alongside white Port, and the 1982 vintage is among the oldest Colheitas the house currently offers.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is deep and layered, with dried fruit, toasted nuts and a trace of orange peel that hints at decades spent in wood.

Palate

The palate offers almonds and walnuts, cinnamon and a touch of quince paste, still carrying a fresh acidity that keeps the wine balanced despite its age.

Finish

The finish is long and powerful, closing on dark coffee and warm spice.

Specifications

Name: Dalva 1982 Colheita
Winery: Dalva
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Colheita Port (Tawny)
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak casks
Vintage: 1982
EAN no.: 5603003330829

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Spiced · Amber-gold · Complex

Investment Potential

As one of the oldest vintages the house currently offers, the 1982 Colheita is a genuinely scarce bottle – every Colheita comes from a single harvest that can never be repeated, and stocks of such old vintages shrink naturally as time passes. Among collectors of aged Port, early-1980s vintages are particularly sought after, since the combination of age and cask character cannot be recreated.

Did You Know?

Colheita is the only Port style whose label is legally required to show two dates – harvest year and bottling year – so anyone can work out exactly how many years the wine matured in cask before it was bottled.

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Forty years in cask means the wine in the glass is older than many of those pouring it - a bottle that has quite literally been allowed to take its time.

Expert's Description

Dalva 40 Year Old Tawny is a Portuguese Aged Tawny Port with an average age of 40 years, bottled at 20%.

The age statement reflects the average age of the many casks in the final blend, a method overseen by Portugal's wine authority, the IVDP - this is the house's oldest commercially available Tawny category, and only a handful of casks ever reach an age that justifies the designation.

The wine is based on a traditional Douro field blend, including Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz, where four decades of oxidative ageing have concentrated the flavour to a point where the fruit has almost become a memory, while the wood's spice and nutty tones dominate completely.

Dalva is the Port brand of the house C. da Silva, founded in Vila Nova de Gaia in 1933, and the 40-year expression represents the pinnacle of the house's age-designated Tawny range.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Deep, complex aroma of tobacco, candied fruit, fruitcake, hazelnuts and coffee.

Palate

Full-bodied and developed, with a fresh acidity that gives a lingering, elegant balance to the concentrated sweetness.

Finish

Very long, complex finish of cinnamon, coffee and toasted nuts.

Specifications

Name: Dalva 40 Year Old Tawny
Winery: Dalva
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Aged Tawny Port, 40 Years
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro field blend (incl. Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz)
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, average 40 years
EAN no.: 5603003110230

Flavour Profile

Complex · Deep · Spiced · Rare

Investment Potential

As the house's oldest commercially available Tawny category, the 40-year expression is a sought-after rarity among collectors - very few casks ever reach an age that can carry the designation, and the available supply is correspondingly limited.

Did You Know?

Some of the casks in a 40-year blend can date back to a time before even the house's oldest employees were born - Port is one of the few wine styles in the world where a single cask can genuinely outlive several generations of cellar masters.

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Thirty years is a long time for a person - for a Tawny in cask, it's the point where the wine stops trying to be anything but itself.

Expert's Description

Dalva 30 Year Old Tawny is a Portuguese Aged Tawny Port with an average age of 30 years, bottled at 20%.

The age statement reflects the average age of the many casks in the final blend, a method overseen by Portugal's wine authority, the IVDP - after three decades in oak the wine has taken on a warm, brick-red colour and an intensity only a handful of casks ever reach.

The wine is based on a traditional Douro field blend, including Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz, where the long, oxidative ageing has concentrated the flavour considerably and created a depth that sets it clearly apart from the younger Tawny expressions.

Dalva is the Port brand of the house C. da Silva, founded in Vila Nova de Gaia in 1933, and the 30-year expression represents one of the house's most prestigious Tawny categories.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Intense, complex aroma of orange peel, coffee, caramel and toasted nuts.

Palate

Very rich and creamy, reminiscent of citrus conserve, tobacco and spice.

Finish

Very long finish, slowly winding down through sweetness and spice.

Specifications

Name: Dalva 30 Year Old Tawny
Winery: Dalva
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Aged Tawny Port, 30 Years
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro field blend (incl. Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz)
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, average 30 years
EAN no.: 5603003110094

Flavour Profile

Complex · Spiced · Creamy · Intense

Investment Potential

A Tawny with an average of 30 years in cask belongs to a rare and sought-after category, where available quantities are limited and many casks never reach a point where they can carry such a high age statement.

Did You Know?

Behind a 30-year blend there can be casks that are in reality far older than the 30 years on the label - the age statement is an average, meaning some of the oldest components may date back decades no one remembers precisely.

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Ten years is enough for a Tawny to stop being young, yet still far from the point where the fruit fully yields to wood and spice.

Expert's Description

Dalva 10 Year Old Tawny is a Portuguese Aged Tawny Port with an average age of 10 years, bottled at 20%.

The age statement on the label - here 10 years - reflects the average age of the many different casks that make up the final blend, a method regulated and approved by Portugal's wine authority, the IVDP, which continuously tastes its way to the right composition.

The wine is primarily based on the grape varieties Tinta Cão and Touriga Nacional, aged in oak, where gradual oxidation gives it its golden colour with red hues and a flavour balanced between fresh fruit and matured spice.

Dalva is the Port brand of the house C. da Silva, founded in Vila Nova de Gaia in 1933, and the 10-year expression is the house's entry point into the age-designated Tawny Ports that continue through 20, 30 and 40 years.

Tasting Notes

Nose

Fruit compote and nuts with red hues in the golden colour.

Palate

Well-balanced and delicate, with a fruity, spicy character and a hint of pepper.

Finish

Fresh and lingering finish with a hint of pepper.

Specifications

Name: Dalva 10 Year Old Tawny
Winery: Dalva
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Aged Tawny Port, 10 Years
Grape varieties: Tinta Cão, Touriga Nacional
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, average 10 years
EAN no.: 5603003110070
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C in a Port glass, ideally with nut cake or a mild blue cheese

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Spiced · Fresh · Elegant

Did You Know?

The 10-year age statement isn't the number of years the whole wine has rested - it's the average of many different casks, tasted and approved by the IVDP, before being allowed into a blend that as a whole must live up to the stated number.

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A lightly chilled Tawny in a sleek bottle - Otima 10 Years is made for warm afternoons where a heavy, traditional Port bottle would feel out of place. Ten years in cask give it all the character it needs.

Expert's Description

Warre's Otima 10 Years is a Portuguese age-declared Tawny Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 20%.

Fermentation is stopped by adding grape spirit, after which the Port matures in smaller oak casks for an average of ten years. This gives a lighter, more delicate style than the older 20-year version, with a focus on fresh fruit rather than heavy spice.

Warre's is the oldest British Port house in Portugal, founded in 1670, and has been owned by the Symington family since 1908. The Otima range was developed as a modern take on Tawny, designed to be kept in the fridge and served chilled - an approach that sets it apart from traditional Port served at room temperature.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers ripe fruit, roasted nuts and a touch of orange marmalade.

Palate

The palate is light and delicate, with dates, honey and a fine nutty note carried by a pleasant sweetness.

Finish

The finish is medium in length, elegant and lightly spiced.

Specifications

Name: Warre's Otima 10 Years Tawny Port
Winery: Warre's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Age-declared Tawny Port (10 years)
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro grapes, including Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca
ABV: 20%
Size: 50 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, 10 years
EAN no.: 5010867101982
Serving suggestion: Serve chilled at 10-12°C in a port glass, ideally with a fruit-based dessert

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Fruity · Delicate · Lightly sweet

Did You Know?

The Warre's name Warrior has been used as a trademark since 1750 and is considered one of the longest continuously used Port trademarks in the world - a tradition of longevity that the Otima range continues in an entirely new, modern form.

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Ten years in oak casks in Vila Nova de Gaia is enough for a Port to shift from young and fruity toward mature and nutty, without losing its freshness entirely. Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny lands right at the point where the two sides meet.

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%.

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 so the overall wine matches the age stated on the label.

The Port is aged oxidatively, where slow contact with air through the wood gives it its characteristic tawny colour and a flavour that moves from fresh fruit toward roasted nuts and dried fruit.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers roasted almonds, honey and figs, with a light suggestion of caramel.

Palate

The palate is rich and mature, with fruit cake, caramel and a fine spiced finish that ties it all together.

Finish

The finish is long, closing with a last touch of sweet 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: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask (approx. 10 years)
EAN no.: 5010867410220
Serving suggestion: Serve lightly chilled at 12-14°C, ideally with almonds, figs or fruit cake

Flavour Profile

Roasted almonds · Caramel · Fig · Rounded

Did You Know?

Ten years in cask gives just enough time for the fresh berry fruit to give way to nutty and dried-fruit notes, without the Port losing the light freshness that still marks a younger age indication than 20 or 30 years.

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Two old trading names meet on this label, and behind them lie more than two decades of patient ageing. 2004 was the harvest year - the rest is time in cask and a name that has survived several mergers in Porto's trading history.

Expert's Description

Hutcheson 2004 Colheita Feuerheerd is a Portuguese Colheita Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 20%.

Colheita means 'harvest' in Portuguese and denotes a Tawny Port from a single, named vintage - here 2004 - unlike the vast majority of Tawny Ports, which are blended from several years. By regulation the Port must spend at least seven years in oak cask before it can be sold, but this bottle has had considerably longer to mature.

The Feuerheerd name comes from one of Porto's older trading houses, and in 1996 Feuerheerd Bros merged with Hutcheson under the name Hutcheson, Feuerheerd & Associados. The double name on the label is therefore no coincidence, but a direct trace of this merger of two historic Port houses.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is deep and complex, with dried figs, walnut and a hint of roasted coffee.

Palate

The palate is full-bodied and mature, with caramelised sugar, orange peel and a fine, almost syrupy sweetness.

Finish

The finish is very long, warm and spiced with a lightly bitter nutty close.

Specifications

Name: Hutcheson 2004 Colheita Feuerheerd
Winery: Hutcheson
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Colheita Port
Grape varieties: Traditional Douro grapes, including Touriga Nacional and Tinta Roriz
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask, 20+ years
Vintage: 2004
EAN no.: 5601194405319
Serving suggestion: Serve at 14-16°C in a port glass, ideally with dark chocolate or a strong cheese

Flavour Profile

Complex · Caramel · Deep · Mature

Investment Potential

A Colheita with more than two decades of cask ageing is a sought-after collector's style, because it combines a documented single vintage with a rarely long maturation period - a combination that becomes harder to find as older stocks are depleted.

Did You Know?

The Feuerheerd name on the label dates back to 1996, when the trading house Feuerheerd Bros merged with Hutcheson to form Hutcheson, Feuerheerd & Associados - a merger typical of Porto's trading history, where many old houses have fused together under shared ownership over time.

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Thirty years is a long time to wait for a glass of wine – but in Graham's cellars it's simply another vintage quietly maturing while the world outside turns decade after decade.

Expert's Description

Graham's 30 Year Old Tawny Port is a Portuguese aged Tawny Port from the Douro Valley, matured in oak casks for an average of 30 years and bottled at 20%.

The wine matures in small oak casks, known as pipas, where slow oxidation through the wood's pores transforms the young, dark Port into something else entirely: a copper-toned, nutty drink with a depth that only comes with time. Graham's cellar master continually tastes the casks and selects those mature enough to enter the 30 year old blend.

Graham's dates back to 1820, when brothers William and John Graham founded the house in Porto. Since 1970 the Symington family has owned and run the business, and it's their cellar masters who today manage the cask reserves this 30 year old tawny is drawn from.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose is full of dried figs, dates and apricots, backed by toasted almonds, hazelnuts and a touch of caramel and butterscotch.

Palate

The palate is mature and concentrated, with honeyed fruit, walnut and hazelnut, brown bread and dried fig, while bitter orange and lightly toasted almond add edge to an otherwise soft profile.

Finish

The finish closes with a touch of green tea that lends a fresh lift to an otherwise long, lingering aftertaste.

Specifications

Name: Graham's 30 Year Old Tawny Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak casks, average 30 years
EAN no.: 5010867400146

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Honeyed · Mature · Complex

Investment Potential

A 30 year old tawny is a relatively rare sight on shelves, since only a small share of any cask reserve reaches that age without being drawn off along the way. Among collectors of aged Port, the 30 year category is sought after, without reaching the very highest tiers.

Did You Know?

The small oak casks a tawny matures in are known as pipas and hold around 550-600 litres, far smaller than the large vats used for younger ruby styles. That smaller size means more contact between wine and wood per litre, one of the main reasons an old tawny develops its characteristic nutty, oxidative character.

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In Graham's lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia, barrels hold wine that has aged longer than most of us have been alive. This 40 Year Old Tawny is patience with no shortcut – a rare pour that exists only because someone chose to wait.

Expert's Description

Graham's 40 Year Old Tawny Port is a Portuguese aged Tawny Port from the Douro Valley, matured in oak casks for an average of 40 years and bottled at 20%.

The wine is a blend of multiple vintages, composed by Graham's cellar master to hit a consistent house style. Long ageing in small oak casks, known as pipas, exposes the wine to slow oxidation through the pores of the wood, where the colour gradually shifts from deep ruby to golden amber, and the fruit gives way to nuts, dried fruit and caramel.

Graham's was founded in 1820 by brothers William and John Graham in Porto, and the house has belonged to the Symington family's portfolio of Port producers since 1970. The family thereby took on responsibility for some of the Douro Valley's oldest cask reserves, including the stocks that today form this 40 year old tawny.

Only a small share of Graham's cask reserves ever grow old enough to be included in a 40 year old blend – most casks are drawn and sold long before reaching that age. What remains is concentrated, complex and shaped by decades of slow maturation.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers dried figs, dates and raisins, layered with toasted almonds, caramel and a touch of orange peel.

Palate

The palate is velvety and rounded, with brown bread, fig compote, ginger marmalade and dates, followed by streaks of bitter orange and almond that add tension to an otherwise mature profile.

Finish

The finish is juicy, sweet and concentrated, with a lingering aftertaste of nuts, caramel and dried fruit, spiced with a touch of citrus zest and burnt sugar.

Specifications

Name: Graham's 40 Year Old Tawny Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak casks, average 40 years
EAN no.: 5010867401105

Flavour Profile

Nutty · Concentrated · Dried Fruit · Complex

Investment Potential

Graham's 40 Year Old Tawny Port ranks among the most sought-after aged Ports on the market. Cask reserves this old grow rarer every year, and bottles of this calibre are often treated as collector's items rather than everyday wine.

Did You Know?

The faint greenish tinge at the rim of the glass isn't a flaw – it's one of the surest signs of a truly old tawny. The colour appears because Port gradually loses its red pigmentation over decades in favour of golden and amber tones, a shift tasters use to judge age without ever seeing the year on the label.

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A family estate that has trodden its own grapes since 1979 - this tawny carries that history forward in every glass touched with golden edges.

Expert's Description

Quinta Do Infantado Tawny is a tawny Port from the Douro Valley in Portugal with an alcohol content of 19.5%.

The wine is a blend of two to three vintages matured in cask in the estate's own cellars, giving it a characteristic red colour with golden edges and a profile that is more restrained in sweetness than many other tawnies on the market.

Quinta do Infantado was founded in 1816 in the Cima Corgo section of the Douro Valley and has been owned by the Roseira family since the late 1800s. In 1979 the estate became the first in the Douro Valley to bottle its own Port on the property instead of sending it to Vila Nova de Gaia, breaking with the trading monopoly of the time in a move that has defined the estate's identity ever since. Today third-generation João Roseira runs the 46 hectares of vineyards, 12 of which are farmed organically.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers ripe fruit, figs and nuts alongside caramelised notes, hazelnut, raisin and a hint of spice.

Palate

The palate is soft, showing both freshness and clear signs of maturity, with roasted hazelnuts and sultanas leading into a mild sweetness.

Finish

The finish is long and well-balanced, sweet without becoming heavy.

Specifications

Name: Quinta Do Infantado Tawny
Winery: Quinta do Infantado
Region/Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
ABV: 19.5%
Ageing: Oak casks (blend of 2-3 vintages)
EAN no.: 5601835163301
Serving suggestion: Serve at 16-18°C, ideally with nut cake or mature cheese

Flavour Profile

Hazelnut · Raisin · Caramel · Spice

Did You Know?

Quinta do Infantado was the first estate in the entire Douro Valley to bottle its own Port on site instead of sending the casks to the large trading houses in Vila Nova de Gaia - a decision that in 1979 broke a trading pattern that had stood almost unchanged since the 1700s.

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Six bunches of grapes chalked onto a cask in the cellar were once a simple mark of quality. Today, those same six bunches have become the symbol of Graham's best-known Reserve Port.

Expert's Description

Graham's Six Grapes Reserve Port is a Portuguese Reserve Ruby Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks and bottled at 20%.

The name comes from an old practice in Graham's cellars, where the best casks were historically marked with six chalked bunches of grapes to highlight their quality. James Symington revived the style in the 1970s as a permanent part of the house's range, and Six Grapes has been Graham's signature wine ever since.

The wine is a blend of grapes from several of Graham's estates in the Douro Valley and is aged in cask longer than the house's Fine Ruby, giving it a fuller, more complex flavour without compromising the fresh berry fruit.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers fresh blackcurrant, blackberry and liquorice, with a touch of dark chocolate.

Palate

The palate is full-bodied and well-structured, with spiced blackberry and cassis carried by soft tannins.

Finish

The finish is long and rounded, closing with a last suggestion of black pepper.

Specifications

Name: Graham's Six Grapes Reserve Port
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Reserve Ruby Port
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask
EAN no.: 5010867400245
Serving suggestion: Serve at 16-18°C, ideally with blue cheese or dark chocolate

Flavour Profile

Full-bodied · Blackberry · Spiced · Rounded

Did You Know?

For many years, Six Grapes was an internal quality mark in Graham's cellars before being revived as a standalone bottled wine in the 1970s — today it's one of the best-selling Reserve Ports from the Douro Valley.

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Between the house's young Fine Tawny and the aged 10 and 20 Year Old expressions sits The Tawny — a Port that has spent just enough time in wood to gather complexity, without giving up its light, everyday drinking style.

Expert's Description

Graham's The Tawny is a Portuguese Tawny Port from the Douro Valley, aged in oak casks for 7-9 years and bottled at 20%.

The wine is aged in old, seasoned oak casks in Graham's cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia, where slow oxidation gives it its characteristic tawny colour and nutty notes. The style is designed as a more accessible aged Tawny, bridging the house's younger and older expressions.

The blend draws on Graham's long experience with aged Tawny Ports, a discipline the house has practised since 1820, when brothers William and John Graham founded the firm after originally receiving Port as payment for a debt.

Tasting Notes

Nose

The nose offers orange peel, cinnamon and dried fruit, complemented by walnuts, cocoa and a touch of leather.

Palate

The palate is full-bodied and generously sweet, with ripe tannins and a fine, medium acidity that keeps the wine balanced.

Finish

The finish is delicious and long, with fine nuances of walnuts and caramel.

Specifications

Name: Graham's The Tawny
Winery: Graham's
Region-Country: Douro, Portugal
Type: Tawny Port
ABV: 20%
Size: 75 CL
Ageing: Oak cask (7-9 years)
EAN no.: 5010867402980
Serving suggestion: Serve lightly chilled at 12-14°C, ideally with hazelnut cake or aged cheeses

Flavour Profile

Orange peel · Spiced · Walnut · Generous

Did You Know?

The Tawny is part of what the house's cellar masters internally call blend numbers — each style in the range has its own number, a long tradition for keeping track of the many cask blends that make up Graham's portfolio.

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