Dalva Colheita White port 2011 – Duoro, Portugal

Dalva Colheita 2011 White Port is an excellent white port wine, characterized by its finesse and elegance. This wine is made from grapes from the warm and sunny 2011 vintage in the Douro Valley. After the harvest, the wine has been aged in barrels for several years, giving it a unique and complex flavor profile. On the nose, the wine is intense and aromatic with notes of dried fruits such as apricot and pear, along with a slightly spicy scent of cinnamon and honey. There is also a subtle touch of walnuts and a hint of citrus, adding fresh and lively elements to the aroma.

The taste is full-bodied, round and elegant with a nice balance between sweetness and freshness. Dried fruit and honey continue on the palate, while the wine reveals a slightly spicy nuance with a touch of walnuts and minerality. The finish is long and pleasant with a fine acidity that gives the wine good aging potential.

This wine is ready to drink, but it also has the potential to be aged for several years. Aging will give the wine additional depth and complexity, and it will develop an even more refined flavor profile over time.

Colheita Port: Colheita is a type of port wine where the grapes come from a single vintage, but the wine is aged in barrels for at least 7 years (and often longer). Unlike Vintage Port, which is bottled soon after production and then aged in the bottle, Colheita Port is aged in barrels for many years, giving it a very distinctive oxidative style. Colheita Port is only bottled when it is ready to be sold and enjoyed.

Producer: Dalva
Winery: Dalva
Year: 2011
Wine Type: Colheita White Port
Alcohol percentage: 20%
Cultivation: Douro Valley, Portugal
Grape varieties: Malvasia Fina, Gouveio, Viosinho and Rabigato