Offley 10-Year-Old Tawny Port
A rich Red fortified wine with evolved dried fruit, marmalade, and nutty notes, balanced by vibrant acidity
Offley 10-Year-Old Tawny Port from Douro, Portugal, is a superb Red fortified wine, beautifully sweet and crafted from a blend of Tinta Amarela, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão, and Touriga Franca grapes. This Port undergoes oxidative ageing in oak barrels, resulting in an elegant and complex profile. It reveals an intense bouquet of ripe fruit, marmalade, nuts, vanilla, and raisins. The palate offers a delightful balance of rich sweetness, vibrant acidity, and fine tannins, leading to a delicate yet complex finish. Perfect with mature cheeses or as a sophisticated aperitif. This wine is neither natural, vegan, nor vegetarian.
75.0CL , 20.0% ABV , Vintage:
Vinification
Upon arrival at the winery, the grapes were destemmed and gently crushed. Fermentation took place in stainless-steel vats with vigorous punch downs to extract the ideal levels of colour, flavour and tannin before fortification. The ferment was closely monitored to determine the ideal moment to halt the fermentation by fortifying with grape spirit, leaving some of the grapes' natural sugars. The wines remained in the Douro until the spring following the harvest when they were transported downstream to the historic Offley cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia for oxidative ageing in oak barrels. The 10-Year-Old Tawny is a carefully crafted blend of wines between 8 to 15 years of age.
Flavour profile
This 10-Year-Old Tawny Port offers an elegant and complex bouquet of ripe fruit, marmalade, nuts, vanilla, and raisins. On the palate, it beautifully balances rich sweetness with vibrant acidity and fine tannins, leading to a delicate yet complex finish.
Serving recommendation
Serve lightly chilled at 12-14°C. No decanting required, enjoy immediately.