Winery Marks & Spencer - Special Reserve Port Decanter

Winery Marks & SpencerSpecial Reserve Port Decanter

3.7
Note - 1Note - 1Note - 1Note - 0.5Note - 0
(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Special Reserve Port Decanter of Winery Marks & Spencer is a natural sweet wine from the region of Porto of Duriense.
In the mouth this natural sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with blue cheese, beef or sweet desserts.

Taste structure of the Special Reserve Port Decanter from the Winery Marks & Spencer

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Special Reserve Port Decanter of Winery Marks & Spencer in the region of Duriense is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Special Reserve Port Decanter of Winery Marks & Spencer in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cherry, non oak or dried fruit and sometimes also flavors of black fruit, red fruit or spices.

Details and technical informations about Winery Marks & Spencer's Special Reserve Port Decanter.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
20°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Gamay blanc

Gamay noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and grapes of medium size. The Gamay noir can be found in many vineyards: South-West, Loire Valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Burgundy, Savoie & Bugey, Rhône Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Jura, Champagne, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Special Reserve Port Decanter - 2005
In the top 100 of of Porto wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Special Reserve Port Decanter from Winery Marks & Spencer are 2005

Informations about the Winery Marks & Spencer

The winery offers 492 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Porto in the region of Duriense
Find the Winery Marks & Spencer on Facebook and on Twitter

The Winery Marks & Spencer is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 456 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Duriense
In the top 25000 of of Portugal wines
In the top 250 of of Porto wines
In the top 1500 of natural sweet wines
In the top 80000 wines of the world

The wine region of Porto

The wine region of Porto is located in the region of Duriense of Portugal. We currently count 312 estates and châteaux in the of Porto, producing 2132 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Porto go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of Duriense

Duriense is a Portuguese wine region covering the same area as the Douro DOC and the Port wine region. In difference from Douro DOC, Duriense VR is a designation at the lower Vinho Regional (VR) level, which corresponds to table wines with a geographical indication under European Union wine regulations, similar to a French vin de pays region. Thus, it is the simpler or less typical wines of the Douro region that are sold using a Duriense VR label. Before the creation of a separate Duriense VR, the Douro vineyards were Part of the former Transmontano/tras-os-montes">Trás-os-Montes VR, which is now called Transmontano VR and no longer includes the Douro vineyards.

News related to this wine

An overview of the Rully appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb​​​​ Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...

The Rully appellation seen by Felix Debavelaere

Felix Debavelaere, from Domaine Rois Mages mentions the different personnalities of the Rully appellation. It is not easy to put it in a single box, not only because it can be produced in red and white but also because the wines can show different characters according to where the vines are planted. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 2021). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Bourgo ...

The Rully appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the Rully appellation. Here the vineyard is planted on different hills which have very different gelogicial characteristics. It partly explains the great diversity in the expression of the Rully wines. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (February 20 ...

The word of the wine: Trimming

A vineyard operation consisting of pruning the upper part of the branches after lifting, either manually or using a trimming machine attached to a high-clearance tractor.

Other wines of Winery Marks & Spencer

See all wines from Winery Marks & Spencer

Other wines of Porto

See the best wines from of Porto

Other similar natural sweet wines

See the best natural sweet wines of Porto