Types of Wine

Vintage

Dark ruby color, fresh fruit flavors and tannins, it represents two percent of a year's total Port production, only the first quality grapes are used (A and B). Presenting outstanding organoleptic characteristics, they must be very full bodied and deep in color.

Vintage ports are aged for a maximum of two and a half years before bottling, and generally require a minimum of three to four years before serving and another ten to thirty years in average of aging in the bottle, before reaching what is considered a proper drinking age.

As they age their bouquet becomes balanced, complex and highly distinctive, with a rainbow of flavors like... baked fruits, chocolate, cinnamon, cocoa, coffee...

Decant before serving, avoid air and temperature changes, ageing always lying down.

Dalva Vintage technical sheet

1994	1997	2000	2003

 

2004	2005	2007	2008

 

2009	2011