In the glass

Full-bodiedMedium tanninMedium aciditySweetMedium finish

What it pairs with

  • Cheese board
    An everyday reserve for cheeses.
  • Chocolate dessert
    Fruit lifts cocoa.
  • Walnut cake
    Spice frames the nutty sponge.

History

Cockburn's Special Reserve became one of the best-selling reserve rubies in the UK market.

  1. 1969 — Special Reserve established as the flagship ruby

Facts

Producer
Cockburn's Port
Grapes
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca
Classification
DOC Porto
Oak
A reserve ruby blend aged in wood
ABV
20.0%
Price
EUR 12 to 16 at retail
Drinking window
0 to 2 from release
First vintage
1969

Scores

  • Wine Spectator 87

Tags

drink young fortified port full body medium acid medium tannin mood easygoing occasion weeknight old world pairs with aged cheese pairs with chocolate price everyday sweet tinta barroca tinta roriz touriga franca touriga nacional value pick
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