Vista Alegre Vintage Port 2008
89 pts Wine Enthusiast - Dark red with violet nuances colour. Intensely fruited. It exhales an intense aroma to red and black mature fruits. Soft and silky, full-bodied with a great structure, warm, very mature fruits like blackberry and the raspberry; evident but velvety tannins that provide a long tasting finish.
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Quantity
Em Stock
Type
Vintage Port
Region
Port wine
Varieties
Touriga Nacional,Touriga Franca,Tinta Roriz,Tinta Amarela,Sousão,Tinta Barroca,Tinto Cão
Year
2008
Bottle Size
750 ml
Volume
20%
Winemaker
Manuel Tavares and José Araújo

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Winemaking:
The grapes are hand picked for small baskets; they originate from a single harvest and the winemaking is according to the traditional way to make Port Wine. After a partial stripe of the grapes, the grapes are trod by foot in old stone “lagares”. The fermentation occurs with temperature control, being stopped by adding brandy (firewater). This wine as it is made, has very big aging potential. If stored under the ideal conditions, has an aging potential in the bottle of over 30 years.

Grape Varieties:
Touriga Nacional,Touriga Franca,Tinta Roriz,Tinta Amarela,Sousão,Tinta Barroca,Tinto Cão

Tasting Notes:
Dark red with violet nuances colour. Intensely fruited. It exhales an intense aroma to red and black mature fruits. Soft and silky, full-bodied with a great structure, warm, very mature fruits like blackberry and the raspberry; evident but velvety tannins that provide a long tasting finish.

Store and Serve Advices:
One should keep the bottled on the horizontal position, at a constant temperature and away from intense direct light. As the wine ages in the bottle, with time it may form some natural sediment in the bottle, so it should be carefully opened and decanted, before being served. Unfiltered wine; once the bottle is opened it should be consumed in the same day, as any wine of kept. After the decantation process, the wine will open and will reach its peak, next it will gradually loose its freshness, changing the tasting notes.. Should be consumed at a temperature between 16º C to 18º C.

Food Pairing:
Goes very well with strong cheeses such as Stilton, Roquefort, Danish blue, Portuguese Serra, among others. It can also be served with fruit or chocolate desserts, or eventually a good cigar.

Allergens:
Contains sulphites.

Reviews and Awards:
. 89 points in Wine Enthusiast Magazine;
. 17,5 points in Revista de Vinhos;
. Silver medal International Wine & Spirit Competition 2011;
. Gold medal International Wine Challenge 2011;
. Silver medal Monde Selection 2011.

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    — Revista de Vinhos     —    07/01/2016

17,5 points - Vista Alegre Vintage Port 2008

Black fruit, minerals, cocoa, bark, very elegant and fresh. Robust and full-bodied, Deviled, with chocolate involved firm tannins. Very long and tasty.

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    — Wine Enthusiast     —    07/01/2016

89 points - Vista Alegre Vintage Port 2008

Good dark colored, soft wine. It has great ripe fruits, sweet tannins and a delicious caramel and black fruit jam character. Ripe and balanced but not for long-term aging.

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Vista Alegre Vintage Port 2008

89 pts Wine Enthusiast - Dark red with violet nuances colour. Intensely fruited. It exhales an intense aroma to red and black mature fruits. Soft and silky, full-bodied with a great structure, warm, very mature fruits like blackberry and the raspberry; evident but velvety tannins that provide a long tasting finish.
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