Quinta da Devesa 1969 Colheita White Port

€ 119.00 / 50 cl

Quinta da Devesa Colheita White Port 1969, celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 2019 since its harvest in 1969. There are fifty years of an extraordinary Port wine into this bottle. A 1969 Port wine with golden tones, caramelized citrus aromas and dried fruit nuances ending in an incisive acidity. Quinta da Devesa Colheita White Port 1969 is a rich and magnificient white Port wine

Food pairing

Excellent digestive wine. Splendid with cheese, pastry, sweets, nuts, light puddings and cakes. Ready to drink when bottled.

Grapes: Old Vines with more than 20 traditional grape varieties of the region

Made from traditional white grapes picked from a single vineyard in the Baixo Cargo sub region of the Douro Valley in same year of the moon landing! Which is probably why it tastes out of this world! Colheitas are dated Tawnies from one single harvest. The minimum age requirement is 7 years, but the tradition at Quinta da Devesa is to age several more years before bottling. The wine ages at the cellars in ‘balseiros’, ‘tonéis’ or 550l casks. Produced and aged in Quinta da Devesa for 50 years, this Colheita Port was bottled in 2018.

Alcoholcontent

21% vol

Store & Serve

Remains drinkable for several months (4 to 6 months) after opening, provided you always close the bottle with the original stopper and keep it at a constant temperature of about 12 degrees. Serve at a temperature of 14 °C