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Sandeman Tawny Port 10 Year
It all started in 1790, when the 25 year old son of a Scottish prosperous cabinetmaker asked for a $300 loan from his father to set up as a wine merchant in London. This ambitious young man was George Sandeman, the founder of Sandeman, who ended up establishing one of the world’s leading Port and Sherry wine businesses.
From early on Sandeman specialized in these two great Iberian fortified wines and, following a usual practice in those days, began trading not from own offices but from Tom’s Coffee house, on Birchin Lane, London. Business was agreed on a “gentleman’s word” and George soon gained an impeccable reputation.
Sandeman Porto Tawny 10 Years Old is produced by the traditional Porto Wine method. The hand-picked grapes undergo stalk-removal and crushing before fermentation, under controlled temperature, with skin maceration so as to extract the best components. The addition of wine alcohol at the ideal moment sets the balance between the wine ́s body and bouquet. This moment is chosen by the winemaker following strict control of fermentation temperatures and densities, the later depending on the vine variety, maturation stage and the final sweetness required.
The intense red tawny color with shades of brick, typical of this style of aged yet youthful wine, anticipates the elegant and complex aroma, combining ripe fruit, jam and nuts, with hints of vanilla and raisins. In the mouth, Sandeman Porto Tawny 10 Years Old is a most flavorsome wine, full-bodied and appealing, with a persistent finish.
Sandeman Porto Tawny 10 Years Old is delicious served slightly chilled on its own and a surprising accompaniment to a rich appetizer or a strong blue cheese. It is also a perfect match to rich desserts from a tarte tatin, to custards, ice-cream, pudding with figs, nuts and raisins.
Sandeman Tawny Port 10 Year Notes To Your Senses:
- APPEARANCE: Tawny red
- AROMA: Ripe fruit, jam and nuts, with hints of vanilla and raisins
- TASTE: Full bodied notes of ripe rich fruits, nutty notes and raisin
- FINISH: Smooth and complex
- ABV: 20%
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