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Messias Colheita 1963
Vinhos Messias belongs to the seven most successful wine-growing estates of Portugal.
Year 1963 - 0,75 liter - 20 % ABV
Contains sulphites
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| Article: | Messias Colheita 1963 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Region: | Douro |
| Category: | Port, tawny |
| Producer: | Vinhos Messias |
| Vintage: | 1963 |
| Grape variety: | Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão |
| Alcohol: | 20% |
| Residual sugar: | 163.0 g/l |
| Acid: | 6.7 g/l |
| Characteristics: | Pale tanwy colour with green shades. Rather positive and complex development of the tertiary smells; good wood and a rich choice of spices. At the palate heavy and supple. All flavours of the nose are confirmed here. Wonderfully long finish. |
| Drinking temperature: | 12 - 16 °C |
| Awards: | 94 Points, Robert Parker – The Wine Advocate |
Wine fermented after partial destemming at controlled temperature, 24/28°C, when the must reaches the desired sweetness, fermentation is then interrupted by adding brandy (77%), ageing in oak wood barrels for a minimum period of seven years, in the warehouses in Vila Nova de Gaia, till bottling.
"Colheitas" are year ports which mature in the barrel as opposed to Vintage ports and be filled only after the seventh year.
| Ingredients/allergens | |
| Allergens: | Sulphites |
| Further details | |
| Country of origin: | Portugal |
| Company: | Sociedade Agrícola e Comercial dos Vinhos Messias, SA |
| Address: | Avenida Comendador Messias Baptista, N.56 3050 Mealhada, Portugal |