BARROS VINTAGE 1995

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Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca. Ripe fruit, wild berries, nuts, vanilla. Soft, lingering finish...

VINTAGE

You may already be familiar with some types of port: ruby, tawny, LBV, etc. Not easy in Belgium, as the most sold port here is and remains the often mediocre ruby ??from well-known mass-market brands (not to mention Sandeman). However, the very best port is the "vintage"!

- Vintages can be released every year. The producer submits a sample of their best port to the Porto Institute ("Instuto do Vinho de Porto"). This port is only recognized as a vintage if it meets a whole series of conditions.

- Due to the particularly strict requirements, there are also years in which no brand succeeds in releasing a vintage.

- It's not so much the production itself, but rather the correct selection that makes achieving a vintage very difficult (a tawny is more difficult in some respects because it needs to be properly aged in barrels).

- In its first two or three years, a vintage is fruity and attractive. It tends towards a very successful ruby ??or a young LBV. After that, the aromas close until they open up again, 20 years later… This is therefore the minimum period for aging this port.

- Wealthy Brits and Americans are currently the biggest buyers of vintage ports. A 30-, 40-, or 50-year-old vintage from an exceptionally good year can easily cost several hundred euros. Not a bad investment... (even if it were for your grandchildren)

Recognitions BARROS VINTAGE 1995:

INTERNATIONAL WINE & SPIRIT COMPETITION 1997 Bronze Medal
COMPETITION VINHOS CIDADE DO PORTO 1998 Medalha de Prata
III COMPETITION INT. VINHOS CIDADE DO PORTO  2002 Medalha de Ouro