VALLADO 30-YEAR TAWNY PORT 50cl

Vallado 30 Year Tawny Port

Region: Porto, Douro Valley, Portugal

Grape: Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional

Rating: 96/100 Decanter, 94/100 Wine Enthusiast, 93/100 Robert Parker, 93/100 Wine Spectator

When to drink: Ready to enjoy now. Like all Tawny Ports, this wine is at perfect drinking maturity and will maintain its exceptional quality for many years. Best served at 15-16°C.

Tasting: Beautiful amber colour with golden tawny hues and copper reflections. Very intense aroma combining dried fruits and honey with rich notes of camomile, bergamot, dried oranges, salted lemon and Brazil nuts. Explosive attack on the palate with a slight taste of orange compote, fine dark chocolate and freshly roasted coffee beans. The wine shows great intensity with woody flavours from long aging in barrel, balanced by touches of bitter marmalade and finished with intense acidity. Rich and unctuous with a caramel-leaning finish that reveals darker flavours, culminating in a very long, persistent and complex finish with a touch of liquorice.

Pairing: This exceptional Tawny Port pairs magnificently with aged Parmigiano Reggiano or Grana Padano DOP, where the wine's nutty complexity complements the cheese's crystalline texture. Excellent with Blue Cheeses, whilst its rich sweetness makes it perfect with premium chocolate desserts or crème brûlée. The wine's complex dried fruit character pairs beautifully with walnuts and almonds.

Producer: Quinta do Vallado, established in 1716, is one of the oldest and most famous estates in the Douro Valley. Located on the banks of the Corgo River near Peso da Régua, it once belonged to the legendary Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira and remains in the hands of her descendants today. Currently owned by sixth-generation family members João Ferreira Álvares Ribeiro and Francisco Ferreira, the estate spans 65 hectares of terraced vineyards on schist soils. After building a state-of-the-art winery in 2009, Vallado has been recognised as one of the world's top 100 vineyards and Wine & Spirits Top 100 producers of 2021.

Vintage: This exceptional 30 Year Tawny represents the pinnacle of traditional Port production, aged in very old 600-litre oak casks that have imparted decades of complexity. Created from an old vines field blend averaging 30 years of maturation, only 1,000 half-bottles were produced, making this a truly rare expression. The extended aging process has transformed the wine's character, developing the signature tawny colour and the complex interplay of dried fruits, nuts, and caramelised flavours that define the greatest aged Ports.

ABV: 19.5%

Vol: 50cl

Contains Sulphites