Quinta do Infantado
Quinta do Infantado Tawny Port
Quinta do Infantado Tawny Port
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A practicing Organic bottling of an old classic. This tawny port is bottled at "medium" dryness, much less than most commercial tawny ports on the market. Once fortified, it's matured in oak casks, allowing for full oxidation. This renders its uniquely nutty, spiced palate, as well as a robust resistance to deterioration once opened.
Pairs well with nutty, funky cheeses, chocolate, and charcuterie. Also does double-duty behind the bar as an old-time cocktail ingredient.
About Quinta do Infantado
About Quinta do Infantado
The fruit is hand-harvested, partly destemmed and fermented in lagar and tank; fermentation is stopped with 77-degree grape brandy. The wine is aged in very old pipas. A pipa or 'pipe" in English is the traditional 550-liter wooden cask used for aging, as well as measuring quantities of, port; it is ideal for tawnies, as oxidation is promoted by its horizontal orientation, smaller capacity and thinner staves (versus the thicker ones of the huge wooden tank called a tonel or balseiro used for ruby and vintage ports). Infantado tawny finishes at a modest 19.5% alcohol and 70 g/liter RS, considerably drier than most tawnies.
Region
Region
Douro Valley, Portugal
Variety
Variety
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz
Technical Details
Technical Details
