NV Vinhos Oscar Quevedo Porto Old White Port - Balseiro 7

[Stewart T.]

• NV Vinhos Oscar Quevedo Porto Old White Port - Balseiro 7 - Portugal, Douro, Porto
  Cask sample. 100 g/l sugar. 4.7 g/l acid. 19.5% alcohol. It is about 40 years of age, and most of this blend came from the late 1970s. Very dark tawny orange in color. It has a nose of old wood, sweet caramel, and dry herbs. This is the driest of the wines that were tasting tonight. Less than 100 grams per liter of sugar. Lowest and total acidity. It was never aged in a cask but spent its life in a large chestnut balseiro (vat). This is a little drier style than I typically like, but there is a lot to love about this wine – richness, complexity, depth, and a great, long finish. *Part of The Port Guy / Quevedo Virtual Tasting Series. (96 pts.)

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