Messias - Colheita Porto 1963 (750ml)

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Producer	Messias
Country	Portugal
Region	Porto
Varietal	Toriga Nacional,  Tinta Roriz,  Tinto Cao
Vintage	1963
Sku	106084
Size	750ml
ABV	13.00%

DIO

Dionysos

DESCRIPTION
A pale tawny wine, with green hues. Pretty good and complex evolution of the tertiary aromas; good wood and an assortment of spices combining into a tuned symphony with the aromas to “vinagrinho”, agreeable sour. At taste is full-bodied and unctuous confirming all the good sensations emerging in the nose, matching a powerful inner-nose and a long delicious after taste.

REGION
Douro

SOIL
Schistose

ALCOHOL VOLUME
20,0 % vol

TOTAL ACIDITY
6,7 g/l in tartaric acid

RESIDUAL SUGAR
163,0 g/l

WINEMAKING PROCESS
Partial de-stemming and controlled fermentation at 24/28º.C., when must reaches the desired sugar level, fermentation is then interrupted by the addiction of brandy (77%), followed by a minimum maturation period of seven years, in oak wood casks till bottling in our warehouses in Vila Nova de Gaia

The 1963 Colheita Port is an old vines field blend bottled in 2014 with a long cork. Fresh, rich and bright on the finish, this has a whiff of brandy, but it is surprisingly clean and youthful for its age. It lingers nicely, finally showing all of those old Tawny flavors. Its sweet caramel nuances are especially delectable on the juicy finish, but they weren't so defined and nuanced early on. I wasn't as thrilled on the first tastes, but by the fourth day, its beautiful acidity took over and made it multidimensional. Sexy yet ultimately crisp, this should be a crowd-pleaser and then some. As always, the end-date drinking window is just a placeholder. This should hold indefinitely, barring cork failures.