🍷 Aged Tawny Port
Tawny with a number of years on the label: the average age of the blend.
Aged Tawny Port is a tawny port with a number on the label: 10, 20, 30 years or over 40 years. The number does not mean every wine in the bottle is that old. It shows the average age of the blend. Winemakers mix wines from different years and aim for a taste that matches the stated age.
It is a Portuguese fortified wine from the Douro valley. It spends years in small oak barrels. Slow contact with air turns the colour brownish amber and brings notes of nuts, dried fruit and caramel.
It differs from ordinary tawny by the stated age. It differs from colheita because colheita comes from a single harvest, while this is a blend of many years. The name is protected by origin rules, overseen by the Douro and Port Wine Institute (IVDP). When choosing a bottle, follow the number: the higher it is, the more complex and mellow the taste.
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- Part of
- 🍷 Tawny Port
- Where it is made
- 🗺️ Portuguese wine
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Tawny Port, 🍷 Colheita Port
Frequently asked questions
What does 20 on a port label mean?
It is the average age of the wines in the blend, not the age of each wine. The taste is matched to the stated age.
Which ages exist for tawny port?
10, 20, 30 and over 40 years.
How is it different from colheita?
Colheita is made from a single harvest, while aged tawny is a blend of wines from different years.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Portuguese wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes, appellations.
- 🍷 Colheita Port — A tawny Port from a single year's grapes, with the year on the label.
Similar
🍷 Colheita Port · 🍷 Frasqueira Madeira · 🍷 Tawny Port · 🍷 Espumante · 🍷 Reserve Ruby Port · 🍷 Single Quinta Vintage Port
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