Kopke Colheita 1999

From the single vintage harvest of 1999 this tawny style port has remained in barrels slowing ageing, bottled to order. It is now ready for drinking.



Please drink responsibly: The UK Chief Medical Officers recommend adults do not regularly drink more than 14 units per week

DWWA '19
/ Gold Medal . 95 pts
WINE & SPIRITS '19
/ 90 pts

The wine should be stored in a fresh, dry and dark place, without temperature variations. As a natural product, the Port Wine is subject to create a deposit when ageing. To guarantee the freshness and quality, the wine should be consumed with the shortest time in bottle.

Glass bottle, cardboard carton

Yes

Contains Sulphites

Kopke

Kopke is the oldest port house, founded in 1638.

Av. Diogo Leite, n.º 344 - 4400-111 V. N. de Gaia - Portugal

Every wine tells a story. Kopke's Colheitas, however, tell a unique story. To taste a wine is to taste history and, in the case of this 1999 Colheita, it means remembering a remarkable event like the adoption of the Euro as underlying accounting currency in Portugal and 10 other EU countries.

Hayward Bros. (Wines) Ltd

25% Touriga Nacional
25% Tinta Roriz,
25% Touriga Franca
25% Tinta Barroca

1999

From the heartland of the Douro valley on the steep slopes overlooking the river. The rows of vines are traditionally planted across the slope in horizontal terraces. More recently vines have
been planted up the slope (called “vinha ao alto”, meaning vertically planted).

Vivid golden-red colour. Complex bouquet of fruity aromas, especially red fruit. In the mouth, it is elegant, well structured and with excellent aromatic intensity. Its freshness is in perfect balance with the delicious fruity flavours that persist in a seductive and lengthy finish.

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12

Kopke

While ports traditionally marry well with cheese, this Colheita is equally perfect with very sweet desserts, ice cream and chocolate. Best served at a temperature between 14 and 16°C.

Carlos Alves

Fortified

Hand-harvest at the perfect moment, the grapes are destemmed, crushed and vinified in a careful maceration with extraction of colour, tannins and aromas. After maturation grape brandy is added to create a fortified wine. A wine of an exceptional quality, from a single harvest. Matured in wood for never less than 7 years, this port is bottled ready to drink.