Winery Kirkland SignatureTawny Porto 10 Year Old
Natural sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Tinta Barroca, the Touriga franca and the Touriga nacional.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Tawny Porto 10 Year Old of Winery Kirkland Signature in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of apples, vanilla or plum.
Food and wine pairings with Tawny Porto 10 Year Old
Pairings that work perfectly with Tawny Porto 10 Year Old
Original food and wine pairings with Tawny Porto 10 Year Old
The Tawny Porto 10 Year Old of Winery Kirkland Signature matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of fondue vigneronne au vin rouge or pasta gratin with mortau sausage.
Details and technical informations about Winery Kirkland Signature's Tawny Porto 10 Year Old.
Discover the grape variety: Tinta Barroca
Intensely coloured, warm reds, sun-drenched with generous alcohol, with aromas of red and black candied fruits, plum, gentle spices and cocoa notes. Ripe tannins and a broad palate. Traditional partner of touriga nacional and touriga franca in the blends of great Port wines (especially Tawny and Ruby) and modern dry Douro DOC. Native Portuguese variety from the Douro and Trás-os-Montes.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tawny Porto 10 Year Old from Winery Kirkland Signature are 2016, 2014, 2017, 2018 and 2015.
Informations about the Winery Kirkland Signature
The Winery Kirkland Signature is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 72 wines for sale in the of Douro to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Douro
Cradle of Port: opulent fortified wine with notes of candied black fruit, cocoa, fig, walnut and spice, from young fruity Ruby to oxidative amber Tawny, plus age-worthy LBV and Vintage of exceptional cellaring. Also great dry Douro DOC reds, structured and deep (violet, black-fruited Touriga Nacional, elegant Touriga Franca, spicy Tinta Roriz). A few fresh Douro whites. Terraced vineyards (~40,000 ha) UNESCO on schist.
The wine region of Duriense
Portuguese IGP covering the Douro and Porto area (northeast), schist soils on vertiginous terraced slopes, dry continental climate, flexible status outside DOC. Touriga Nacional signature as red king (300+ authorised varieties): intense and floral with blackberry, black cherry, violet, garrigue, liquorice and mineral schist hint, firm tannins — noble Douro emblem. Supple Touriga Franca and spicy Tinta Roriz as complement. Fresh mineral whites and creative modern sparkling.
The word of the wine: Ice wine
Sweet wine obtained by pressing frozen berries harvested in the middle of winter.
