Royal Oporto Tawny Port
£21.00
Type: Port
Abv: 19%
Variety: Traditional Douro varieties in undefined percentages.
Vintage: NV
Producer: Real Companhia Velha
Region: Douro, Portugal
Tasting: Reddish auburn colour. Complex with simultaneous notes of fresh dried fruits & reds. Elegant with smooth tannins.
Alcoholic fermentation at a controlled temperature & fortified with 77% brandy. Then aged in French oak barriques of 225 litres during 7 years.
PLEASE NOTE: For orders over 12 bottles an additional delivery charge may need to be added. We will contact you prior to dispatch to confirm any additional charge or you can contact us directly for a quote.
Description
With the support of a number of personalities including the King D. José I, the Portuguese Prime Minister Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, aka the Marquis of Pombal, a decision was made to create a chartered company. Its aim was to break the monopoly of the English Trading Post, to balance supply & demand, to ensure the quality & authenticity of the product & to protect it from disloyal competition by wines from other parts of the kingdom. All of this with royal approval & it soon became one of the Portuguese state’s greatest sources of income. This was the origin of Real Companhia Velha.
Since 1960, Real Companhia Velha has been run by the Silva Reis family, who have dedicated their efforts to the production of both port & Douro wines, focusing on the study & development of the Douro terroir & sustainability.
The 3rd generation of the family has Pedro Silva Reis Junior as the resident winemaker, Pedro Silva Reis, his father, as the Master Blender (for over 40 years) & Tiago Silva Reis developing the market to show a company that combines innovation with tradition in the 5 Quinta’s they own, which are considered some of the best in the Douro Valley.
Additional information
| Number of bottles | 1 x Bottle |
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