PORT QUEVEDO VINTAGE 2013
An expressive Port, complex but with great freshness.
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PORT QUINTA SÃO JOSÉ VINTAGE 2016
An exuberant port that really stands out.
PORT CASA SANTA EUFÉMIA LBV 2009
Very fruity, ample and subtle on the palate, with a surprising freshness.
PORT VIEIRA DE SOUSA FINE TAWNY
A solid Tawny presenting great finesse and elegance.
PORT COIMBRA DE MATTOS TAWNY 10 YEARS OLD
A small producer Tawny . A different ,honest and rich
PORT VIEIRA DE SOUSA FINE RUBY
A brilliant ruby color, with aromas of cherry and plum. Round and fruity on the palate, with silky tannins.
PORTO VALRIZ VERY OLD TAWNY 1858
A true gem, crafted from the expertise and heritage of one of the oldest and most prestigious Port wine families.
PORT QUINTA DOS MATTOS 1970
A small producer Tawny. A different, honest and rich
PORT VIEIRA DE SOUSA FINE WHITE
A white Porto to drink as an aperitiv
PORT VALRIZ LÁGRIMA
Very long on the palate with aromas of dried fruits, spices and vanilla.
PORT CASA SANTA EUFÉMIA TAWNY 10 YEARS OLD
Very fruity, ample and subtle on the palate, with a surprising freshness.
PORT CASA SANTA EUFÉMIA TAWNY 20 YEARS OLD
Very fruity, ample and subtle on the palate, with a surprising freshness.
PORT MESSIAS RUBY
A young, fruity Ruby Port with notes of red fruit
PORT MESSIAS WHITE SWEET
A sweet Port wine captivating and full of joy
PORT MESSIAS ROSÉ
An innovative, very fruity, and light rosé port. Aromas of fresh red berries.
PORT MESSIAS COLHEITA 1966
What a nice gift to celebrate your 55 aniversary
PORT MESSIAS COLHEITA 1977
A 44 years old Porto waiting to be discovered by you.
PORT MESSIAS COLHEITA 1980
21 years old. A great Port to celebrate
PORT MESSIAS COLHEITA 2003
The perfect gift for someone arrivinsg to his 18 year old
PORT MESSIAS COLHEITA 2004
Discover his surprisingly fresh bouquet
PORT MESSIAS COLHEITA 2005
A Vintage Porto to discover , and a great gift for someone special
PORT MESSIAS COLHEITA 2008
A 13 years Old Vintage , fresh, complex and full of surprises
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 1960
A great Port wine aged 61 years old. A rarity to discover , a lesson of evolution.
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 1965
A noble Porto Vintage to celebrate a special event from that year
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 1966
An excellent gift for someone born this year
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 1967
A rare Vintage Port to be discovered
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 1976
Are you 45 years old ? Yes, this is your wine
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 1979
A delicious aged Porto Vintage
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 1980
A great wine, from an great Quinta at a great price
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 1982
Na excelente Cima Corgo Port Vintage
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 1983
A classic year from the XX century to be appreciated in the end of a good meal
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 1984
A rare but young Porto vintage full of body . Captivating.
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 1997
An excellent option of a Vintage Port young but already whith noble evolution notes
PORT MESSIAS VINTAGE 2003
A surprisingly fresh Porto Wine from a Classic year.
PORT MESSIAS VINTAGE 2007
A great Port Vintage as a result of a specialy favourable year. A must taste.
PORT MESSIAS VINTAGE 2009
A Porto Vintage representing a classic year in it´s best. To discover urgently
Celebrate with this classic Vintage Porto your memory from twelve years past , mariage, first child, your graduation.
PORT QUINTA DO CACHÃO VINTAGE 2009
A Porto Vintage representing a classic year in it´s best. To discover urgently
PORT MESSIAS VINTAGE 2016
A nice gift for your 5 years old grandchild for him to drink at the age of 18.
PORT MESSIAS VINTAGE 2017
A classic Porto from a classic Vintage no further words needed for presentations
PORT MESSIAS 10 YEARS OLD
A Porto 10 years to discover whith yous best desserts, and continue afterwords
PORT MESSIAS 20 YEARS OLD
An Porto Tawny to drink slightly fresh whith desserts
PORT MESSIAS 30 YEARS OLD
A Tawny 30 years rich, full body and surprisingly fresh . An experience you can´t forget or miss
PORT MESSIAS 40 YEARS OLD
An excellent Tawny 40 years, to discover in full
PORT MESSIAS SPECIAL RESERVE RUBY
A full-bodied ruby red wine with powerful aromas of ripe red berries and spices.
PORT MESSIAS SPECIAL RESERVE TAWNY
A very rich Tawny full of surprises
PORT CASA SANTA EUFÉMIA TAWNY 30 YEARS OLD
Very fruity, ample and subtle on the palate, with a surprising freshness.
PORT CASA SANTA EUFÉMIA RUBY
A fruity Ruby from a small producer in the Douro. Aromas of cherry and wild berries.
PORT CASA SANTA EUFÉMIA TAWNY
It is an excellent choice for those who appreciate a versatile and sophisticated Tawny.
PORT COIMBRA DE MATTOS VALRIZ VINTAGE 2016
An outstanding Port wine with a rich flavor profile, excellent structure, and a long finish.
PORT COIMBRA DE MATTOS VINTAGE 2017
An outstanding Port wine with a rich flavor profile, excellent structure, and a long finish.
PORT COIMBRA DE MATTOS LBV 2016
An exceptional Port, intense and complex, with solid structure and an elegant finish that lingers on the palate.
PORT COIMBRA DE MATTOS VINTAGE 2023
A premium Port, generous in flavor, perfectly balanced, extending into a long and harmonious finish.
PORT COIMBRA DE MATTOS LBV 2021
An outstanding Port wine with a rich flavor profile, excellent structure, and a long, persistent finish.
PORT COIMBRA DE MATTOS VALRIZ TAWNY 20 YEARS OLD
A small producer Tawny . A different ,honest and rich
PORT IS NOT A COOKED WINE
Like Natural Sweet Wines Port is a mutated wine
The interest of mutage is to bring the wine roundness and fruit, richness in the nose and mouth but also the power and a real ability to aging. The vinification of Port starts in the same way as for traditional wines but the alcoholic fermentation stops during the addition of brandy. By stopping fermentation, the added alcohol will retain some of the sugars. This is why Port wines are both sweet and rich in alcohol. It is during the alcoholic fermentation that we add to the must from the vintage a volume of wine spirit at 76% alcohol (brandy) in a proportion of 15 to 20%. The timing of the mutage is essential. If alcohol is added too soon the wine will be heavy. If added too late, it will lack roundness and fruit. All Port wines are produced in the same way. What differentiates them next is the mode and the duration of their breeding, as well as of course the style of the producer. The oxidative type Port of the Tawny Family (Tawny, Tawny Reserve, Tawny with indication of age, Colheita) are matured in contact with air and wood. They are assembled according to a traditional know-how and a style specific to each producer. The reductive type Port of the Ruby Family (Ruby, Ruby Reserve, Vintage Late Bottled, Vintage) are high wines with little or no contact with the air. They highlight the fruit and the terroir on which they are produced.
The main methods to obtain a sweet wine
In a dry wine all the sugar of the grapes is transformed into alcohol following the alcoholic fermentation. In a sweet wine only a portion of the sugar is processed and the residual sugar gives the wine its sweet flavor. One of the ways to proceed is to stop the alcoholic fermentation en route, including adding alcohol. This is the technique of mutage. We are talking about mutated or fortified wines. The SNW (Sweet Natural Wines) such as Banyuls, Rivesaltes, Maury, Muscat de Frontignan or Beaume de Venise are mutated wines.The most famous of all the wines transferred is Port. Another way to proceed is to use grapes with such a high sugar content that there is still a residual sugar at the end of the alcoholic fermentation. It's like that late harvests of Bordeaux or Alsace, Jura straw wines or German ice wines. Note that in Germany and Spain (but to our knowledge neither in France nor in Portugal) it also happens that we add grape juice in some wines to give them a sweet taste.
What is cooked wine?
The wine cooks us comes from Antiquity (Egyptians, Greeks, Romans) but it's essentially in the provencal traditionwe find it. It is a rare wine. It is sweet because obtained by concentration of sugars in the must that is heated before the beginning of the alcoholic fermentation . And always from the traditional Provençal grape varieties. In general the original must is halved by heating for several hours over a low, steady fire in a copper cauldron. Heating has the effect of stopping the alcoholic fermentation. To revive the alcoholic fermentation when the desired sugar content is reached, fresh must is added to the concentrated must.Vinification is then done in partially filled barrels to leave the must in contact with the air.Alcoholic fermentation lasts as long as yeast activity is not blocked by alcohol.This fermentation can be very long and sometimes extend over a year. When it is finished, considering the high sugar content of the initial must, there is still a residual sugar in the wine.
The best Port wine
It is probably the best question that we can ask about the Port wines, among others: which is the best brand of Port, which is the best red Port. All these questions lead back to the first one: which is the best Port?
Port, or Port wine, is probably the best wine to ask this question and get an answer, because its variety allows all wine lovers to find their ideal solution, whatever their tastes may be. And why so? It’s simple, we have young Port wines, Ruby wines, which are aged without the wood ageing phase, and matured Port wines, Tawny wines, which are cousins of the latter and which are matured in wood, which gives them a distinct personality.
Of course, Port wines also allow us to appreciate, by that I mean, really enjoy wines from long ago, we often remember Vintage Port wines, some of which are older than 100 years and are in perfect condition, or Tawny Port wines which are 30 or 40 years old and so on, without of course, forgetting wines such as the peerless Porto Valriz, Very Old Tawny which dates back to 1858.
Faced with this choice, it is easy to find answers which are suitable for all tastes and all needs, otherwise it is: An aperitif? We can offer you white Port wines, Lágrima wines, Rosés wines or even even a Port cocktail:
With meals? A Ruby Port, a Vintage Porto which can also be enjoyed at the end of a meal depending on your tastes and wants, with your preferred chocolate, even your favourite cheeses (surprising);
With dessert? If you dare to test slightly cold Tawny port wines and go on a journey to discover unexpected and delicious pairings.
Of course, if your tastes differ; you can find a way to enjoy the wine that you like and refine your choice by trying options that suit your tastes better.
Now comes the truly important question, even more so than finding the best Port, what matters is making sure that in the chosen category, be it Tawny, Ruby, or other, the choice of brand and batch is perfect and, it must be said, it is better to trust a professional who is nearer to the production because only they can guarantee what they promise: The best Port wine is the one which comes directly from the producers