Sandeman Vintage Port 2016
Trust your Taste
Ripe black fruit meets cocoa, chocolate and resinous notes in this powerful 2016 Vintage Port. Firm tannins and lively freshness balance its sweetness, giving a long, structured finish. Try it if you enjoy serious Port with depth and grip.
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Powerful presence, firm tannin and vibrant acidity favour Structured palates despite lush fruit. PalateKey groups wines by how they feel, helping you find styles you enjoy. Your own taste comes first.
This suits you if you enjoy concentrated Vintage Port with firm tannins and freshness.
It may not suit you if you prefer gentle, mellow tawny or little drying grip.
Tasting Notes
- Region Portugal
- Extras New
- Style FortifiedPort
- Type Fortified
- Grapes Tourigablend
- Body Full
Tasting Notes
- Region Portugal
- Extras New
- Style FortifiedPort
- Type Fortified
- Grapes Tourigablend
- Body Full
How this wine feels
This feels powerful and firmly structured. Intense fruit fills the middle, but fresh acidity and drying tannins keep it taut. It is a wine to savour slowly rather than a soft, easygoing style.
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How much presence and firmness the wine has in your mouth.
The drying, gripping feeling on your gums.
The fresh, mouth-watering edge of the wine.
Bitter, herbal or savoury character beyond the fruit.
How smooth and rounded the wine feels.
Ripe fruit character. This is not a sugar-sweetness rating.
Ripe fruit flavours can be present in dry wines. Sweet-Fruit Expression describes fruit character, not residual sugar.
Behind the bottle
Sandeman 2016 Vintage Port from Quinta do Seixo and Quinta do Vau.
Intense maceration in granite lagares before fortification and cask maturation.
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