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- Country: Portugal
- Wine Region: Douro
- Alc.: 20%
Gran Cruz 40 Years Old Tawny Port is an elegant and well-designed port wine that highlights in its bouquet of aromas the flavors of dried fruits such as walnuts, hazelnuts, and almonds. It features soft freshness of citrus notes such as caramelized orange peel, apricots, and dried grapefruit and it ends dense, bodied with wonderful and smooth acidity.
Winemaking:
Gran Cruz 40 Years Old Tawny Port is an aged Tawny Port wine produced from autochthonous red grapes varieties from Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, and Tinto Cão. The grapes were foot trodden in granitic Lagares and after a long maceration, the fermentation process took place at controlled temperatures. When the wine had achieved the sweetness desired the wine spirit (Aguardente), was added to stop the fermentation. Gran Cruz 40 Years Old Tawny Port is the result of the blend of the best batches of Port wines which aged in oak wood vats, for an average age of 40 years old.
Grape Varieties:
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cão.
Tasting Notes:
Gran Cruz 40 Years Old Tawny Port is a wonderful and elegant Port wine with aromas of citrus caramel and dried fruits. It features maturity, with acidity coming from citrus notes and sweet raisins.
Store and Serve Advice:
Serve temperature 12-13°C.
