Villa Oeiras - Carcavelos 12 Anos NV (500ml) Cádiz

Villa Oeiras - Carcavelos 12 Anos NV (500ml) CádizOnce one of the great fortified wines of Portugal, today this is the last remaining producer of Carcavelos a wine made of native grapes, fortified while still a touch sweet, and then aged like tawny Port with plenty of oxidization. The grapes are Arinto, Gallego Dourado and Ratinho and the sweet, lightly fortified, wine ages for 12 years in Portuguese ('Nacional') oak. The layers of toasted nut and spice flavors recall a top 20 Year Tawny Port,

Loire Valley

Floral bouquet: candied limes

• Fermentation lasts 15 to 20 days

Pinot Noir takes extra effort to maintain

adding effective contrast

a hint of honeycomb and plenty of lemony acidity

immensely concentrated fruit

40% chardonnay and 15% pinot meunier

Typical crisp and delicate perlage

one part white peach juice and pulp and a few drops of wild raspberry

Vines and olive trees have always been so well here that they are made of a wonderful garden of the land

A perfect aperitif wine