Grahams 20 year old Tawny

A wine of high quality, made by blending wines of different harvests to achieve the array of sensory qualities that are typical of these aged tawny Port wines. These wines have each matured in oak casks for varied periods of time, with the average age of all the wines in the blend defining the age on the label. The resulting blend expresses the characteristics given by the ageing in wood.

Traditional grape varieties are sourced from the Quinta do Retiro estate and neighbouring growers in the Rio Torto Valley. Here old vines are planted in schistous soils. Fermentation is in open granite tanks called ‘lagares’, where the grapes are trodden by foot. Fermentation is interrupted by the addition of grape spirit to preserve a certain degree of natural sweetness. All ageing is done in 547 litre oak barrels (the traditional ‘pipe’) and larger casks. Bottled to order. This Port was aged for four decades in cask.

This elegant single vintage tawny has a complex nose of orange peel, hazelnuts, cherries and spice. The palate is silky with a luscious sweetness, rich nutty and spicy characters, a touch of salinity, and tangy orange peel acidity. The finish is amazingly long with notes of toffee and caramel.

"This blend was carefully put together for this limited edition from specially selected Ports from Taylor's extensive aged Tawny stocks, aged in seasoned oak Port pipes. Its character is unique for this bottling with the characteristic Taylor's richness and with its distinctive grip on the finish." - David Guimaraens, Taylor's Winemaker

Taylor's Port

With a lovely colour from the wood ageing, the nose reveals dried fruits and raisin aromas. The smoothness and balance on the palate gives a good indication of the ageing process this wine has been through.