Port Wine Borges Vintage 1970
Borges Vintage 1970 Port is a limpid and very intensive tawny color. Complex aroma of red fruit, wood and smoke, with very good development in the bottle.
Awards & Distinctions:97 points - Fortified Wines Tasting - 1.º Encontro e Prova Internacional de vinho (Tim Atkin), March 2011, Portugal | 92 points - Fortified Wines Tasting - 1.º Encontro e Prova Internacional de vinho (Jamie Goode), March 2011, Portugal | Gold Medal - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2001, Belgium
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro
Grape Varieties: Borges Vintage 1970 is made from Tinta-Amarela, Touriga-Nacional, Tinta-Barroca and Touriga-Franca.
Tasting Notes:
Appearance: Limpid, very intensive tawny color.
Aroma: Complex aroma of red fruit, wood and smoke, with very good development in the bottle.
Taste: Complex with volume and a long-lasting aftertaste. A great Vintage Port.
Technical Details:
Alcohol Grade: 20%
Total Acidity: 3.23 g/ tart. acid/l
Volatile Acidity: 0.48 g/l
Reducing Sugar: 119 g/l
Baume Grade: 4.5
Consumption: Should be serve at a temperature between 14-16ºC. This type of wine tends to form sediment, so it must be carefully decanted before being served. It must be drunk in the day it is opened.
Data sheet
- Volume
- 750ml
- Main Grape Variety
- Autóctones Portuguesas
- Appellation
- Douro
- Cellar
- Sociedade dos Vinhos Borges
- Country
- Portugal
- Alcohol Grade
- 20%
- Vintage
- 1970
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