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Messias Colheita 2003

Vinhos Messias belongs to the seven most successful wine-growing estates of Portugal.
Year 2003 - 0,75 liter - 20 % ABV
€ 55,33 / 1 liter, prices incl. VAT plus shipping costs
Contains sulphites
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Product information
Article Messias Colheita 2003
Country Portugal
Region Douro
Category Port, tawny
Producer Vinhos Messias
Vintage 2003
Grape variety Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Roriz, Tinto Cão
Alcohol 20%
Residual sugar 118.0 g/l
Acid 4.80 g/l
Colour Golden red
Flavour Aroma of a wild berries with some spices and caramel hints.
Taste On the palate sweet and delicate with soft and round tannins.
Finish Long and persistent finish.
Drinking temperature 10 - 12 °C
Drink recommendation It is advisable to drink this crop as an aperitif with “game” pâtés, salmon, or with a roll of bacon with “dates” or plums. During a meal it goes well with “large game” dishes, poultry or roasts. It is also a good digestive that goes along with bitter chocolate, a board of soft cheeses or roasted almond.
Awards 90 Points, Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate
17,5 Points, João Paulo Martins - Vinhos de Portugal 2018

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