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20-YEAR-OLD TAWNY PORT DOP
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer QUINTA DAS CARVALHAS
Ambering medium brick red colour. Intense, slightly spicy, sweet, honeyed, plummy, Seville orange marmalade nose with some caramel notes. Very sweet, medium bodied, spicy, honeyed, figgy, caramel-tinged, Seville orange marmalade flavours with a lingering finish. OK but not a detour at the price. CSPC 536292
Type Fortified Wine - Port
Agent BAW Win
Country Portugal
Region
Rating **+(89 points)
Very Sweet, Spicy, Figgy
LCBO Text Status
TASTING NOTE: Refined and richly spicy, offering luxuriantly creamy flavors of dried apricot, dried meat, roasted plum and butterscotch. The suave finish is long and rich, with vibrant minerality. Drink now. Score - 92 (Kim Marcus, Wine Spectator, Aug. 31, 2016) Price $ 63.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - January 6, 2018
Cases bought 22 (12 bottles per case)

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