| Grape: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinto Cao |
| Country: PORTUGAL | | Producer: Symington Family of Port Producers | | Stopper: Natural Cork | | Winemaker: Peter Symington | | Alcohol Content: 20% | Storage Instructions: | This wine is ideal for drinking now but can be kept for up to 10 + years | | History: | In 1784 Christopher Smith MP, later Lord Mayor of London and a wine merchant opened offices in Oporto to trade in Port. After his death in 1835, his sons were joined by the Woodhouse brothers of Bath and the partnership was formed. In 1970, Smith Woodhouse was acquired by the Symington family and today is 100% family owned and run, and enjoy an enviable reputation for excellent quality at reasonable price. | | Winemaking Details: | Aged Port. The indication of age relates to an average number of years spent maturing in the barrel. The prolonged wood-ageing softens and mellows the wine, producing a wine that is lighter in colour, with amber shades and a flavour of nuts and dried fruits. | | Regional Information: | Port takes its name from the city of Oporto in North Eastern Portugal, but is produced in the sheer terraced vineyards of the Douro River valley, further inland towards the Spanish border. Temperature range from 35 degrees C in the summer to below 0 in the winter; the rainfall can fall to drought conditions in summer - harsh conditions that lead to excellent concentration of fruit and produces wines of great power. The inaccessibility of the area means the vineyards are still tended and harvested by hand. |
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