Ferreira Port Doña Antonia

Sourced grapes are vinified using the traditional Porto Wine method. Hand-picked grapes are softly crushed and, after partial stalk-removal, fermented with maceration allowing the best components of the grape skins to be extracted. The whole process takes place under strict control of both temperature and wine density, making it possible for the winemaker to choose the ideal moment for the addition of wine alcohol, fundamental to halt fermentation and keep Porto wine natural sweetness. The wines selected for the final blend of this reserve Porto wine stay in the Douro after the harvest and are taken to the company´s traditional Porto Wine lodges in V.N.Gaia the following Spring where they mature in oak casks. For several years the wines undergo numerous transfers, analyses and tasting that monitor the ageing of wines, preparation of blends, as well as refreshing and eventual adjustment when tasting so determines. The final blend is composed with wines from different ages and origins to achieve a consistency of style and quality typical of Porto Ferreira Dona Antónia Reserva Tawny. The selected wines usually varies between 4 and 12 years of age, achieving an average age of about 7 years. Tawny ports are wines usually made from red grapes that are aged in wooden barrels exposing them to gradual oxidation and evaporation. As a result of this oxidation, they mellow to a golden-brown colour.

A premium reserve red Porto Wine, created to celebrate the memory of the charismatic lady - Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira - that in the 19th century led and inspired the company to gain its future, confirming the values that would established it as leading quality producer and number one brand in Portugal. This port is a blend of grapes from Douro Valley: Tinta Amarela; Tinta Barroca; Tinta Cão; Tinta Roriz; Touriga Franca; Touriga Nacional.

A beautiful red colour, with intense tawny shades that recall its slow maturation in wood. Its bouquet is intense and rich with hints of very ripe fruit (plum, apricot and marmalade) and floral notes. Complex, its spice and nutty notes derive from the evolution in oak wood, through oxidation In the mouth, it is a full-bodied and rich-flavoured wine, extremely well balanced, that combines elegance with a delicate yet persistent finish.

It is very good served on its own, accompanying some selected entrées or as a dessert wine. It also beautiful with most sweets, desserts and cheeses. Serve slightly cold for fuller appreciation.