Cellar Selection,  Portugal

Cellar Selection

Pacheca 20 Years Tawny Port

Quinta da Pacheca, one of the best known estates in the Douro region, was also one of the first properties to bottle wine under its own label. It is first mentioned in a document dated April 1738, where is it referred as “Pacheca’s”, because it was property of D. Mariana Pacheco Pereira.

Pacheca Porto Tawny 20 years old is a wine resulting from a blend of old cask aged ports matured at Quinta da Pacheca cool and tranquil cellar. With many years of ageing, the wine takes on its amber tawny color, with aromas of spice, nuts and oak. On the palate red fruit flavors, sweet, dried raisins and cacao with nice mouthfeel, smooth and complex. Rich and elegant lingering with a pleasant nuttiness, ending with honey and oak notes. This wine was a gift from a former colleague, Amandio, a native of Portugal, who brought back this gem from one of his trips back home.  Obrigato!

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