Ferreira Dona Antonia Tawny Reserve Port Fortified Wine | 750 ml | Case of 6 Bottles

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In the 19th century, when the role of women in society was seconded, Antónia Adelaide Ferreira marks a generation and change, a business until then exclusive to men and, to a large extent, in the hands of the English. A very versatile companion to classic Portuguese desserts, many cheeses and light appetizers. But also chilled as an aperitif a pleasure.

Stated another way, all Tawny Reserves also meet all of the stated requirements to be a Reserve. Not all Reserves, however, meet the requirements to be called a Tawny (or White) Reserve.

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It is a more versatile Port wine which is very good served alone or accompanying with starters or as a dessert wine. It is pairing well also with any sweets, desserts and cheeses beautifully. Her great passion was the Douro, the land he came from, with investments also in almond, olive and cereal plantations. Her jewel estate was the Quinta do Vesúvio, which is still today a reference in the production of Port Wine. The final blend is composed of wines of different ages and origins, to obtain a consistency of style and quality typical of the Dona Antónia Reserve Tawny Port. Selected wines generally range from 4 to 12 years old, reaching an average age of about 7 years. The bottle should be stored upright, avoiding direct light and excessive humidity, ideally at a constant temperature of 16ºC-18ºC. is ready for drinking and will not improve if kept for a long time. Serve between 12ºC-16ºC. Place the rest of the cream and the sugar in a small saucepan and cook on the stove over a medium heat.

I think a "tawny reserve" has to be approved by IVDP as conforming to certain (presumably tawny?) characteristics (whereas basic tawnies, which can be as young as basic rubies, do not need to be approved). It is vinified using the traditional Port wine method. The manually harvested grapes are gently crushed and, after partial removal of the stem, fermented with maceration, allowing the extraction of the best components of the grape skin. The entire process takes place under strict temperature and density control of the wine, allowing the producer to choose the ideal time for the addition of alcohol, essential to stop fermentation and maintain the natural sweetness of Port wine.

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It has a beautiful red colour, with intense tawny shades that recall its slow maturation in wood. Its bouquet is intense and rich with hints of very ripe fruit (plum, apricot and marmalade) and floral notes. Complex, its spice and nutty notes derive from the evolution in oak wood, through oxidation In the mouth, it is a full-bodied and rich-flavoured wine, extremely well balanced, that combines elegance with a delicate yet persistent finish. White wines, generally crisp, mineral-driven blends of Arinto, Viosinho, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina and an assortment of other rare but local varieties, are produced in small quantities but worth noting. The history of the Douro cannot be mentioned without her name, life and action. The oldest demarcation region in the world owes this woman the impulse and entrepreneurship that would take Douro wines, especially port wine, to previously unknown levels. Founded in 1942, the Sogrape Vinhos resulting in the creation of the iconic Mateus rosé, still today one of the most admired wine brands in the world. Currently managed by the third generation of the founding family, the company owns more than 750 hectares of vineyards in the main Portuguese wine regions and is responsible for the production of such renowned brands as Mateus rosé, Gazelle, Casa Ferreirinha and Sandeman. The company exports its wines to more than 70 countries. Luís claims that Vintage Ports are ‘made by God, with the help of men’. If this is the case, the almighty certainly had a hand in the latest declaration: the 2018 Vintage Port was awarded a perfect 100-point score by Wine Enthusiast’s Roger Voss who described it as immensely age worthy and impressively structured, striking “a perfect balance between its powerful, spicy fruits and firm tannins”. The Late Bottled Vintage, aged in cask in the Ferreira lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia for around four years before release, is more immediately approachable.

I don't know whether a "reserve" category port, whether or not also labelled as a "ruby" reserve or "finest reserve", also has to be approved by IVDP. But presumably, if it does, it needs to show different characteristics to a reserve tawny (and i have a hazy recollection that, reflecting the "vintage character" category that it replaced, a "reserve" port needs to emulate one of a number of characteristics of vintage port - i.e. from young and powerful to more delicate and complex, but in each case keeping more of an emphasis on forward fruit than a tawny). Dona Antonia – a story of the woman who changed the Douro forever. In a business dominated by men is the life of an extraordinary woman called Ferreirinha, from the Douro wine region of Portugal.Antónia Adelaide Ferreira immediately became a symbol of the Douro, buying countless vineyards to prevent them from falling into the hands of the English, and developing important social works in the region such as hospitals, for example. But who was this strong woman Ferreirinha? Antónia Adelaide Ferreira was born in Peso da Régua, in 1811, in the midst of a wealthy Douro family, owner of many vineyards in the region. As wished by his father, José Bernardo Ferreira, she married her cousin, a man with little interest in the family business and who was busy wasting a substantial part of his fortune. So if you have a Port that qualifies as a Tawny Reserve, it also qualifies as a Reserve and can presumably be labeled as either.