Portugal's Douro Valley Port Varieties & Styles
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This document discusses port wines from Symington Family Estates. It outlines the local grape varieties grown in Portugal's Douro Valley where the wines originate, including Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca, and Tinta Roriz. The document then provides information on different port styles - ruby, tawny, vintage - and various vintage ports the estate produces, giving their age, score, flavors, and pairings. It concludes with details on marketing materials and websites for the ports.
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Portugal's Douro Valley Port Varieties & Styles
- 3. Port
- 5. Local Varieties Touriga Nacional Tinta Barroca Touriga Franca Tinta Roriz
- 9. Key Points
- 10. History
- 13. Traditional Late Bottled Vintage Score Age 91 Points Flavor Pairing
- 15. Aged Tawnies – 10 YR & 20 YR Score Age 91 Points Flavor Pairing
- 19. Websites •New Premium Port Wines Site • www.premiumport.com •Brands/Symington Websites • • • www.smithwoodhouse.com www.symington.com www.thevintageportsite.com •Quarterly E-Newsletter
Editor's Notes
- - Wine Enthusiast – 89 Points: Add Review Here - Blend of young wines aged 4 years in oak cask - Taste: intense, fruit forward, blackberry. Pairing: delicious with dark chocolate Bottled ready to drink with t-cap closure. One month shelf life after opening.
- 91 Points – Wine Enthusiast From specific harvest and aged 4 years in oak cask Bottle-aged for an additional 5 years, so decant Taste: concentrated, cherry, cocoa. Pairing: dark chocolate or blue cheeses. Smith is one of the only Port houses that still makes a Traditional LBV
- 90 Points – Wine Enthusiast (86’) Colheita means “harvest” in Portuguese Drawn from 2 to 3 barrels set aside from a specific years harvest. Tastes: nutty, toffee, honey. Pairing: crème brulee or apple pie or milk chocolate Only offered about once per decade! Shelf life 2 – 3 months after opening.
- 91 Points – Wine Spectator (20YR) Blend of wines averaging at least 10 or 20 years old, respectively – older wines for complexity and younger wines for fresh fruit Taste: nutty, caramel, citrus peel Pairing: soft, creamy chesses or pecan pie Once opened it will stay fresh for 2-3 months (10YR) and 4 – 6 months (20YR)
- 93 Points – Wine&Spirits (07’) In classic, declared years, Smith Woodhouse makes a Vintage Port Pairing: Cheeses like stilton; should be decanted Younger wines stay fresh for 6 – 8 weeks once opened but pre – 1980 wines should be consumed within a few days