Quinta de Brunheda Very Old Tawny Port Cask 36

2022 Port Harvest Tour; 9/22/2022-10/2/2022 (Porto, Portugal) : Cask sample. Believed to be around 80 years old, this Port comes from small casks, and they drew the samples off the top, which accounts for how clear and free of sediment the wine is. It is amber-tawny in color, and exudes fantastic vanilla and shaved cedar wood notes on the nose. On the palate, there are coconut and vanilla notes, accompanied by an incredibly long finish with waves of complexity. The …

FTLOP 16th Anniversary Tasting; 7/23/2021-7/24/2021 (Seattle, Washington) : Bottled 2018. Clear amber-orange in color. Vanilla, cream caramel, nougat, and grilled pineapple on the nose. Last topped off approximately 1990. The wine is believed to be over 40 years old. Incredible expression of white peach and tropical fruit on the palate. Great acidity and a tremendously long finish.

2019 FTLOP Harvest Tour; 9/19/2019-9/28/2019 (Portugal) : Cask sample. Gold-amber in color. This wine was last topped off perhaps 40-50 years ago. Tawny nose with caramel. A touch of aguardiente on the initial taste. Great balance and acidity with woody notes, caramel, maple syrup and crème Brule. This likely has lower alcohol than the regulatory minimum. Well-balanced acidity. While Tonnel 1 was a smooth white Port you could drink all day, this one is a smooth tawny Port you could …