Kopke Colheita

In the glass

What it pairs with

• Walnut and fig tart
  Concentrated dried fruit and nuts.
• Creme brulee
  Caramelised custard meets the wine's candied citrus.
• Aged cheese with quince
  Marmelada lifts the dried fruit.

History

Kopke, the oldest Port house, is the acknowledged master of Colheita, releasing single-harvest tawnies after decades in wood from one of the deepest cask reserves in the Douro.

1. 1638 — Kopke founded, the oldest Port house

Facts

Producer

Kopke

Grapes

Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca

Classification

DOC Porto

Oak

A single-harvest tawny aged for years to decades in seasoned oak casks

ABV

20.0%

Price

EUR 40 to 200 at retail

Drinking window

0 to 5 from release

First vintage

1638

Scores

• Wine Advocate 95 (1966 vintage, reviewed 2017)
• Wine Spectator 93 (1978 vintage, reviewed 2018)

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