Tawny newcomer ISO new short-term relationship!
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 7:30 am
Hello all,
Last night my fiancee took us out to a Pocas vertical tasting. We sampled everything from your basic Ruby up to a '64 Colheita Tawny. We preferred the 1967 to the 64. Both featured an almost Scotch-like, teasingly smoky resonance on the back of the palate, and a great, honey-textured pour and mouth feel, but the '67 seemed to be more composed somehow, better balanced between alcohol and sugar, better structured.
Lisa liked it so much that I decided to get some for our wedding in May. While I can find my way around a virtual Vintage or LBV aisle, I'm quite a newbie when it comes to Tawnys. What would be some comparable - or better - Tawny Colheitas? My budget for this is in the low $hundreds.
Also, if this were one of our vintage ports, I'd plan to open it for family and friends the day before, enjoy some that night, and then finish on the wedding day. Can I treat a Tawny like this? Additionally, we'll be in Charleston SC, where daytime temps will reach the 80s. Will the wine improve, or at least endure, for a two-night stand with this plan?
Thanks for your wisdom and insights! - Mike
Last night my fiancee took us out to a Pocas vertical tasting. We sampled everything from your basic Ruby up to a '64 Colheita Tawny. We preferred the 1967 to the 64. Both featured an almost Scotch-like, teasingly smoky resonance on the back of the palate, and a great, honey-textured pour and mouth feel, but the '67 seemed to be more composed somehow, better balanced between alcohol and sugar, better structured.
Lisa liked it so much that I decided to get some for our wedding in May. While I can find my way around a virtual Vintage or LBV aisle, I'm quite a newbie when it comes to Tawnys. What would be some comparable - or better - Tawny Colheitas? My budget for this is in the low $hundreds.
Also, if this were one of our vintage ports, I'd plan to open it for family and friends the day before, enjoy some that night, and then finish on the wedding day. Can I treat a Tawny like this? Additionally, we'll be in Charleston SC, where daytime temps will reach the 80s. Will the wine improve, or at least endure, for a two-night stand with this plan?
Thanks for your wisdom and insights! - Mike