Quinta do Crasto Colheita Port 2000

€ 48.50

Bright amber in color, this wine shows an unique aroma complexity, with fresh notes of orange peel and honey, and delicate nutty hints. Excellent volume and structure on the palate, with attractive, silky tannins. This is a balanced wine, with an elegant, long lingering finish.

Food pairing

Ideal after meals. Goes very well with strong cheeses such as, Stilton, Gorgonzola, Roquefort, blue cheeses & Portuguese Serra (Portuguese sheep's cheese). It can also be served with fruit or chocolate desserts, and goes well with a good cigar. A young vintage port can also be added to the sauce of a pepper steak. Simply delicious!

Grapes: a blend of 25 different grape varieties from plots that are more than 60 years old.

The grapes, coming from old vines, are taken to the winery in plastic boxes. On arrival in the winery they are rigorously inspected on a sorting table. The grapes with their stems are then slightly crushed and transferred to a traditional stone tank (´lagar´) where they are foot trodden. After this, the grape spirit is added to stop the fermentation and fortify the wine. Aging: In Portuguese oak barrels of 550 litres for about 18 years. Bottled without fining or filtration; a light sediment may form in the bottle over time.

2000 went down as a fine quality year. A rigorous winter was followed by a fresh spring and a hot, dry summer. This allowed the creation of highly balanced wines that shows great ageing potential.

Alcoholcontent

19,5%

Store & Serve

Store horizontally, at a constant temperature away from intense direct light. Since this wine is still ripening in the bottle, sediment can form over time, which means that the wine has to be decanted before consumption. Open 2 hours before decanting. After decanting, the wine will quickly reach its peak and is best consumed during the day.

DrinServe between 16º C - 18º C.

Critics & Awards

17,5/20 - Grandes Escolhas Tasted: Dec 2019

92/100 - The Wine Advocate Robert Parker

The 2000 Colheita Port, bottled in February 2019, comes in with a long cork and 118 grams of sugar. Gentle up front, this adds considerable power on the back end, together with ripe fruit and classically complex flavors. Relatively speaking, the aromatics are just average. Long on the finish, though, this is delicious and gripping. The big finish is by far its best feature, but the structure is well above average too.

93/100 - Wine Enthusiast Tasted: Dec 2020

An especially dark and dense Colheita Tawny, this has great richness and a fine balance between the fruit and the wood-aging flavors. Dates, prunes and blackberry flavors mingle with nuttiness, spice and a fine end of acidity. Drink this Port now. Roger Voss

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