Kopke Colheita 1980 0.75l
An almond nose leads to hazelnut flavors with an undertone of anise and orange zest. Long toast and cashew finish lingers hauntingly. Gold Medal Concourse Mondial, Bruxeles.
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| Our Price: | 2.170 Kč |
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| Product code: | POR036 |
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| Volume (liters): | 0.75 |
| Alcohol by volume (%): | 20 |
| Palate: | Sweet |
| Vintage: | 1980 |
| Region: | Douro |
| Country of origin: | Portugal |
| Web: | www.kopkeports.com |
Kopke Port
Established in 1638 by Christiano Kopke(from Germany) and his son(who came to Portugal as representative of Hanesca), the house of Kopke ancient of all Port wine export companies. Through out generations the Kopke firm was run by several family members of their representatives, achieving excellent reputation within the wine business sector.
Some Kopke people were deeply involved with Porto Wine Trade. especially in 19.century, times when Joaqim Kopke, so called Barde Massarelos, used to attend to most of the cut price auctions. In the meantime by the end of the 19.century. Kopke was sold to Bohane family, who tried to run the company from their headquarters in London. They were possessed the great majority of their investments.
Colheita - port wine type
Colheita (call YAY ta) is a kind of Tawny Port. The word means "harvest" and is made from the grapes of one year�s harvest. Colheita is aged for many years in pipes (barrels of 600 litres). The youngest Colheita Ports are bottled in their eighth year although most are aged longer. This wine is ready to be drunk when released and can be served at room temperature or cooler. In Portugal tawny wines are often served chilled.
About port wine
Port wine (also known as Vinho do Porto, Oporto, Porto, and often simply Port) is a Portuguese, fortified wine from the Douro Valley in the northern provinces of Portugal. It's typically a sweet wine, but comes as dry or semi-dry too. It is often served as a dessert wine. Wines in the style of the Portuguese product called port are produced around the world in several countries—most notably Australia, South Africa, India, Canada and the United States. However, under European Union guidelines, only the product from Portugal may be labelled as Port. In the United States, Federal law mandates that the Portuguese-made product be labeled Porto or Vinho do Porto.
Port is produced from grapes grown and processed in the Douro region. The wine produced is then fortified with the addition of a Brandy (distilled grape spirits), in order to stop the fermentation leaving residual sugar in the wine and to boost the alcohol content. The wine is then stored and aged, often in barrels stored in caves (Portuguese meaning "cellars") as is the case in Vila Nova de Gaia, before being bottled. The wine received its name, "Port," in the latter half of the 17th century from the seaport city of Porto at the mouth of the Douro River, where much of the product was brought to market or for export to other countries in Europe from the Leixões docks. The Douro valley where Port wine is produced was defined and established as a protected region, or appellation in 1756 — making it the second oldest defined and protected wine region in the world.
