It has an attractive color brown with copied nuances. Its intense aroma shows the character of a balanced oxidation maturity: dry fruits, spices and notes of dry and marmalade fruits. In the mouth it is a full -bodied, delicate, soft, velvety and persistent wine. Despite the age has a well -balanced freshness, a consequence of refreshing younger wines through its maturation. It is a thin, elegant and deeply persistent wine.
Criticism and awards:
. 93 Points Cellartracker;
. 93 points Wine Enthusiast Magazine;
. 92 WINE SPECTATOR MAGAZINE POINTS;
. 86 points Robert Parker;
. 18.5 points wines magazine;
. 16.5 points Jancis Robinson;
. Outstanding International Wine & Spirit Competition 2014 Outstanding Medal;
. International Wine Challenge 2014 Gold Medal;
. Silver Medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2014;
. Silver Medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2013;
. International Wine Challenge 2013 Silver Medal 2013;
. Gold Medal Vinalies Internationals 2013;
. Bronze International Wine Challenge 2012;
. Challenge International du Vin 2011 Gold Medal;
. International Wine Challenge 2011 Silver Medal 2011;
. International Wine Challenge 2010 Silver Medal 2010;
. Gold Medal Vinalies Internationales 2010;
. Bronze Medal Challenge International du Vin 2009;
. Gold Medal Decanter World Wine Awards 2009.
Vinification:
The selected, hand -to -hand grapes were vinified according to the traditional method of port wine. The controlled fermentation took place in stainless steel vats and was interrupted with added wine alcohol. The resulting wines were very elegant and with great aging potential. The wines selected to enter the final lot of Porto Ferreira Duque de Bragança Tawny 20 years remain in the Douro after the vintage. They are taken to Vngaia in the next spring and enter the traditional process of aging of port wine, in 640 -liter oak hulls. During their internship, wines are subject to numerous transfegas, analysis and evidence, and it is possible to follow their aging and intervene through lots, refreshments and corrections whenever the proof so advises it. The final lot is obtained from wines aged between 15 and 40, to always reach the average age, type, quality and style of the Ferreira Duque de Bragança Tawny 20 years.
