The Port Wine Thread

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

No it's not. If the tawny style is what you prefer, go for an older Colheita from the 50's.

Thanks Moses, I knew I could count on a brother for a straight answer. Can you enlighten us(me) on Colheita and where to look for them from the 50's please

Originally Posted by Ron1YY

Thanks Moses, I knew I could count on a brother for a straight answer. Can you enlighten us(me) on Colheita and where to look for them from the 50's please

I cant tell you where to look (maybe Moses can) but Colheita is basicaly vintage Tawny, so it spends xxx amount of time (10, 20+ years) in barrel before being bottled. All the grapes are from one year, and when it is finaly bottled it stops maturing.

In my market (seattle) we see lots of Colheita from Kopke and Rocha (wineworth the importer is based here) and Kopke makes a 1950 and Rocha has 1957, 1947, 1937 that I know of. Im sure there are lots of others to look for either localy or on the net.

~Vitis

[jquirit]

Got this bottle of Kopke tawny port that I've been trying and I'm liking it so far. Dunno if it's a vintage or not (probably not), but I'm not minding if it or isn't.

Like how I rate cigars, this falls into the "doesn't suck" category.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by Ron1YY

Thanks Moses, I knew I could count on a brother for a straight answer. Can you enlighten us(me) on Colheita and where to look for them from the 50's please

Don't know what stores have what in your area, but the most popular Colheitas are;

Niepoort
Noval
Barros
Burmester
Kopke
Rocha

Colheita is not as common under the British brands of port. Their versions may say "Reserve" and have a vintage somewhere in fine text (even though they are from Portugal). It's best to get a recent bottling on Colheita. That means it has been sitting in the barrel longer than in the bottle. Once it's in the bottle, it slowly declines.

[TripleF]

Great thread Joey!! I'll post and follow since I am not an experienced Port drinker, but I am a Port lover. I have a small bottle of Six Grapes given to me in the 20 Men That Ride Like 100 bombing raid.





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