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Cálem

Cálem Vintage Port

Name: Cálem Vintage Port
Brand: Cálem
Price: 125 USD
Rating: 4.75 (0 reviews)

Portugal, Douro

Red fortified wine

4.8

Expert Rating

4.3

Most Reviewed

WINE DESCRIPTION

Cálem Vintage Port is a premium fortified wine from the Douro Valley of Portugal. Vintage Port is a rare style needing grapes of such perfect ripeness that it is only made roughly once every three years. The winemaking process involves traditional methods, including foot treading and aging in oak barrels for less 3 years before bottling. The resulting wine is of immense proportions, rich and complex blend of dark fruit flavors, with notes of chocolate and spice. It requires at least 15 years of aging to reach drinkability and can be matured for up to 50 years. Cálem Vintage Port is a classic example of the style. It is a perfect choice for special occasions or as a gift for wine lovers.

NOTES FROM VINOVOSS SOMMELIER

This Cálem Vintage Port is an powerful wine with opaque colour, opulent, full body, powerful grippy tannins and very high density of black fruit flavors with floral and baking spice nuance that lingers on the expansive finish.This needs at least 15 years of cellaring before it will begin to show its full potential.

EXPERT RATING

4.8

DRINKING WINDOW

Now

2045

Profile

Sweetness:

Sweet

Dry

Lusciously Sweet

Alcohol:

Very high

Very Low Alcohol

Very High

Intensity:

Intense

Subtle

Powerful

Body:

Full

Light Bodied

Full Bodied

Acidity:

Smooth

Soft

Crisp

Tannin:

High

No Tannin

Grippy

GRAPES (2)

Touriga Nacional

Blend

ORIGINS

Winery: Cálem

Region: Douro

The Douro Valley in Portugal is one of the oldest and most iconic wine regions in the world. Located in the north of the country, the region is renowned for its stunning scenery and its production of world-class fortified wines. The Douro Valley was first demarcated in 1756 and originally applied only to port production. It was extended to include table wine in 1979, with the first glimmer of the region’s potential for non-fortified still red wines appearing when port shippers Casa Ferreirinha launched Barca Velha in 1952. The focus on table wines did not take hold until the 1990’s, following Portugal’s accession to the EU.

CUSTOMER RATING

4.3

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