Notes of: Violet

Notes of: Cocoa

Notes of: Plum

Notes of: Overripe Fruit

Notes of: Blackcurrant

Notes of: Dark Chocolate

Churchill's

Churchill's Finest Reserve Ruby Port

Portugal, Douro

Red fortified wine

4.6

Expert Rating

3.9

Highly Reviewed

Non-vintage

WINE DESCRIPTION

Churchill's Finest Reserve Ruby Port is an approachable dark-fruited fortified wine sourced from vines from their own estates located in the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior. All base wines are vinified in traditional granite ‘lagares’ (treading tanks) aimed at heavy extraction before the fermentation is halted by adding grape spirit to retain sweetness in the final wine. Aging begins in the Douro before moving the wines to Vila Nova de Gaia where they mature in seasoned oak vats before being blended and bottled.

NOTES FROM VINOVOSS SOMMELIER

Churchill's Finest Reserve Ruby Port has an inky ruby hue.The nose offers enticing aromas of jammy blackberries, dark cherries, and plums, accompanied by hints of chocolate and spice. The palate is velvety smooth, with luscious flavors of black fruits, dried figs, and damsons. The finish shows good balance between fresh acidity and sweetness and is marked by the slightly warming alcohol and generous jammy dark fruit and chocolate notes.

EXPERT RATING

4.6

Profile

Sweetness:

Sweet

Dry

Lusciously Sweet

Alcohol:

Very high

Very Low Alcohol

Very High

Intensity:

Fragrant

Subtle

Powerful

Body:

Full

Light Bodied

Full Bodied

Acidity:

Lean

Soft

Crisp

Tannin:

Grainy

No Tannin

Grippy

GRAPES (5)

Tinta Barroca

Tinta Roriz

Touriga Franca

ORIGINS

Winery: Churchill's

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

3.9

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