Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny Port, 75 cl (Packaging May Vary)

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It has rich mature fruit flavours, ON THE PALATE, rich mature fruit flavours, beautifully mellowed with a luscious long finished. After a decade of continuous care, Graham's "10 Years Old" is a wonderful expression of the Tawny style.

Only after careful selection are they matured in seasoned oak casks until the peak of their maturity is reached, then they are blended to perfection. Of course, the wine itself is no longer transported down the Rio Douro in wooden rafts but there is still plenty of heritage and time honoured traditions of manufacturing this particular fortified wine which was devised by the British during the Napoleonic wars to ensure that the nobility still had wine on their table. These are among the most demanding and challenging styles of Port to produce requiring great skill and years of experience from the winemaker and blender.

Please always read the labels, warnings, and directions provided with the product before using or consuming a product. I like Tawny port to have a bit of heat in it this is smooth and fruity but without the heat its just a little bit boring. The flavour fills the whole palate with huge volume and power developing into an exceptionally long, fresh and honey-sweet finish.

It is essential to strike the correct balance between the delicacy and elegance which results from prolonged cask ageing while retaining the fruit quality which lends this old Tawny its structure and longevity. This relates to the average number of years spent maturing in barrels before they are finally bottled.nALTERNATIVELY, Graham’s Tawny Port creates a fabulous and refreshing summer drink when served with tonic over ice with a slice of lemon. Improving the quality of the wines and the sustainable, minimal interventionist management of the vineyards. It may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever without the prior consent of Waitrose Limited nor without due acknowledgement. You really get a sense that Grahams is the classiest place too, it is still family owned and has resisted the temptation to "join forces" (i. Graham's was one of the first Port companies to invest in its own vineyards in Portugal’s Douro Valley in 1890 and is now at the cutting edge of innovation in winemaking techniques.

This has been aged for an average of 10 years from lots of different aged barrels to produce a consistent house style.

Graham’s 10 Year Old Tawny epitomises the passion for excellence and precision that is at the heart of every one of our handmade Tawny Ports.

Lovely freshness in the mouth, there is a mineral elegance here which takes the wine above and beyond its station. Aged in seasoned oak pipes (534 litre casks) for an average of ten years and blended to a consistent marque each time it’s bottled.This is a beautifully deep, rich tawny style, with almond and hazelnut aromas combined with notes of honey and figs. With five mountain vineyards located in different parts of the Upper Douro Valley, the world’s first demarcated wine region, W J Graham’s draws the very best wines from each important sub-region.