Churchill's Port 20 Year Old Tawny
Descripción
Tiempo, madera y experiencia son las claves para elaborar un buen oporto como el Churchills Port 20 Years Old Tawny. Criado durante una media de 20 años en barricas de roble, conserva una delicada frescura frutal y capas de complejidad en una trama de taninos aterciopelados y armoniosos. Ideal para maridar con quesos, postres, frutos secos o para tomar solo como vino de meditación.
Ficha técnica
Cata
Viñedo y elaboración
Opinión de los críticos
Amber with ruby red flecks. Intensely fragrant. Concentrated, long, dense, with dried figs, dates, nougat, creamy textured crème brûlée and toffee apple. A gorgeous wine.
Suave coffee-cake and raisin aromas lead to a seamless palate of caramel and baked fruit, with lovely citrus acidity to refresh and offset the sweetness.
The NV 20 Years Old Tawny Port is a field blend bottled (in a 500-milliliter bottle) in July 2015 with 102 grams per liter of residual sugar. This takes the "fresh and friendly" avenue. It is a 20 that relies more on complexity and brightness than pure power. The finish is laced with a touch of rhubarb and herbs. It is quite delicious and more gripping on the finish than I thought it might be at first taste. The mid-palate is just average and there is not a lot of "old Tawny" flavor concentration. Yet, this works very well and on its own terms, succeeds on class and finesse. Note that this has a bar top cork.
Cuando el Master Blender Johnny Graham fundó la bodega Churchill en 1981, tenía una filosofía clara: elaborar vinos elegantes y frescos con la mínima intervención.
Para mi gusto ajedrezado, no parece Oporto. Ni fresco, ni frutal. No coincide con las notas de cata.Prefiero un Kopke.