Winery W. & J. Graham'sFine Tawny Port
Natural sweet wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Shiraz/Syrah.
This wine generally goes well with beef and mature and hard cheese.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Fine Tawny Port of Winery W. & J. Graham's in the region of Duriense often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or oaky and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, red fruit or tobacco.
Food and wine pairings with Fine Tawny Port
Pairings that work perfectly with Fine Tawny Port
Original food and wine pairings with Fine Tawny Port
The Fine Tawny Port of Winery W. & J. Graham's matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of chili con carne or mini ham and cheese cakes.
Details and technical informations about Winery W. & J. Graham's's Fine Tawny Port.
Discover the grape variety: Touriga nacional
Deep, concentrated reds with a near-black robe, firm but polished tannins, showing aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, violet, bergamot, liquorice, black pepper and characteristic floral notes. Pillar of great vintage Ports (Quinta do Noval, Taylor's) and signature of modern dry Douro DOC and Dão DOC. Also exported to Australia and California. Portugal's most noble variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fine Tawny Port from Winery W. & J. Graham's are 1972, 1995, 2011, 2013 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery W. & J. Graham's
The Winery W. & J. Graham's is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 47 wines for sale in the of Porto to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Porto
One of the world's oldest fortified wines: fortified with grape spirit during fermentation, keeping its residual sugars. Opulent style, long on the palate, notes of candied black fruits, cocoa, fig, walnut, coffee and spices. Four styles: young fruity Ruby (cherry, blackberry), Tawny aged oxidatively in cask (caramel, hazelnut, bitter orange), age-worthy LBV and Vintage, White as aperitif. Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz.
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: Clarity
The state of translucency of a wine. A clear wine is not cloudy (which is a defect).
