Port is a wine region in Douro, Portugal.
Growers build the wines around Touriga Nacional, filling out the blend with Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca and Tinto Cão.
The ground underneath is clay, granite and limestone.
The climate is mediterranean.
The vineyards themselves read as riverside and steep sites.
Red wine, white wine and rosé wine, plus three more is what the region is known for, and in the glass it shows aged in barrels, tawny port offers nutty, caramel aromas with a warm and rounded palate, plus six more.
Labels here fall under the Douro DOC and the IGP Tejo.
Inside it sit Douro Superior, Cima Corgo and Baixo Corgo.
Names to look for on a shelf: Dow’s, Fonseca, Graham’s and Quinta do Noval.
At the table these bottles work with cheese, chocolate, spicy cuisine and nuts.
Serve at 12 to 18°C.
Rewards decades in the cellar.
In the glass.
Tawny: Aged in barrels, Tawny port offers nutty, Caramel aromas with a warm, Rounded palate.
Vintage: Pinnacle of port, Vintage is rich, Powerful, Offers a long aging potential.
Ruby: Bright and fruity.
Lbv - late bottled vintage: Well-structured and complex.
Grapes planted here.
Classifications.
- Douro DOC
- IGP Tejo
Producers worth knowing.
Bottles to look for.
- Cockburn's Vintage Port, Portugal
- Croft Vintage Port, Portugal
- Dow's Vintage Port, Portugal
- Ferreira Vintage Port, Portugal
- Fonseca Guimaraens Vintage Port, Portugal
- Fonseca Vintage Port, Portugal
- Kopke Colheita Port, Portugal
- Niepoort Colheita Port, Portugal
At the table.
- Cheese
- Chocolate
- Spicy cuisine
- Nuts
Serving and cellaring.
- Serve at 12 to 18°C.
- Rewards decades in the cellar.
Inside the region.
Nearby regions.
Port: common questions
01.What grapes is Port known for?+
02.What kind of wine does Port make?+
03.Where is Port?+
04.What food goes with Port wine?+
05.How long does Port wine age?+
More from here: every wine region in Portugal, or the wider Douro guide.