Colheita Ports are Tawny Ports from a single vintage, aged in wood for at least seven years before being bottled. The Colheita Port is wonderful on its own at the end of a meal or on a cold winter afternoon in front of an open fireplace. Tasting Notes Tawny / brown in colour with vivacious hints of orange; on the aroma, hints of caramelized marmalade which are all very subdued and refined. The palate is a wonderful example of freshness, definition which leads through to a lengthy spirity finish.
Vinification As with all Colheita´s the wine really made itself with long period of ageing in small old oak casks (550L) under the watchful eye of the Niepoort master blender José Nogueira in the cellars at Vila Nova de Gaia. Product . Colheita 1986 Produced . Niepoort (Vinhos) S.A. Region . Douro
Soil Type . Schist Vines . Vale do Pinhão e Ferrão
Average Vine Age . Over 60 years Cast Varieties . Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cão, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Amarela, Sousão, Tinta Roriz and others
Vines per Ha . 4000 - 6000
Harvest Period . September/October
Way of Harvest . Hand picked ž
Fermentation . Lagares/Foot Treading
Ageing . Small old oak casks
Alcool . 20 % vol Baumé . 3,6
Residual Sugar . 106,7 g/l
PH . 3,67
Total Acidity . 4,35 g/l