£96.60
Kopke Colheita 1999 is a tawny port from a single vintage harvest. It has been aged in barrels for over two decades, developing complex fruity aromas and a seductive finish. Best served chilled at 14-16°C with sweet desserts, ice cream, or cheese.
- Blend of Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, and Tinta Barroca grapes.
- 20% alcohol by volume, providing a rich and fortified character.
- Gold Medal winner at DWWA 2019 with 95 points.
- Store in a fresh, dry, and dark place to maintain quality.
- Bottled to order and ready to drink, no further ageing needed.
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From the single vintage harvest of 1999 this tawny style port has remained in barrels slowing ageing, bottled to order. It is now ready for drinking.
Warning: This product is age restricted to 18 or over. You'll be asked to confirm your age upon delivery.
Vegetarian.
Further description: DWWA '19 / Gold Medal . 95 pts WINE & SPIRITS '19 / 90 pts
Country of origin: Portugal.
Storage: The wine should be stored in a fresh, dry and dark place, without temperature variations. As a natural product, the Port Wine is subject to create a deposit when ageing. To guarantee the freshness and quality, the wine should be consumed with the shortest time in bottle.
Package type: Glass bottle, cardboard carton.
Recycling information: Yes.
Allergen Information: Contains Sulphites.
Brand: Kopke. Kopke is the oldest port house, founded in 1638.
Manufacturer: Av. Diogo Leite, n.º 344 - 4400-111 V. N. de Gaia - Portugal.
Country of Packing: Portugal.
History: Every wine tells a story. Kopke's Colheitas, however, tell a unique story. To taste a wine is to taste history and, in the case of this 1999 Colheita, it means remembering a remarkable event like the adoption of the Euro as underlying accounting currency in Portugal and 10 other EU countries.
Agent: Hayward Bros. (Wines) Ltd.
Grape variety: 25% Touriga Nacional, 25% Tinta Roriz, 25% Touriga Franca, 25% Tinta Barroca.
Current vintage: 1999.
Regional information: From the heartland of the Douro valley on the steep slopes overlooking the river. The rows of vines are traditionally planted across the slope in horizontal terraces. More recently vines have been planted up the slope (called vinha ao alto, meaning vertically planted).
Tasting notes: Vivid golden-red colour. Complex bouquet of fruity aromas, especially red fruit. In the mouth, it is elegant, well structured and with excellent aromatic intensity. Its freshness is in perfect balance with the delicious fruity flavours that persist in a seductive and lengthy finish.
Alcohol by volume: 20. Units: 12.
Producer: Kopke.
Serving suggestions: While ports traditionally marry well with cheese, this Colheita is equally perfect with very sweet desserts, ice cream and chocolate. Best served at a temperature between 14 and 16°C.
Winemaker: Carlos Alves.
Taste category: Fortified.
Vinification details: Hand-harvest at the perfect moment, the grapes are destemmed, crushed and vinified in a careful maceration with extraction of colour, tannins and aromas. After maturation grape brandy is added to create a fortified wine. A wine of an exceptional quality, from a single harvest. Matured in wood for never less than 7 years, this port is bottled ready to drink.
