Ferreira Dona Antonia 10 Year Old Tawny Port 75cl

Description

Ferreira Dona Antonia 10 Year Old Tawny Port

• Ferreira Dona Antonia 10 year old tawny port has a deep tawny hue with red hints
• The nose on this tawny port is characterised by an excellent balance between the floral and ripe fruit aromas of the grapes themselves and the spicy, dry fruit aromas of long ageing in barrel
• The palate shows the classic, fresh Ferreira style, achieving fine balance
• Long finish
• Gold Medal, International Wine Challenge 2007

Ferreira Dona Antnia 10 Year Old Tawny Port pairs beautifully with caramel desserts, creme brulee, toasted nuts, or blue cheese. It also complements foie gras or can be enjoyed on its own as a rich after-dinner sipper.

This most Portuguese of port houses with 250 years of tradition, and gaining its current high reputation during the nineteenth century under the leadership of Dona Antonia Ferreira.

Acquiring Ferreira in 1987 allowed Sogrape Vinhos to immediately assume leadership of the Portuguese Porto wine market. In addition this acquisition enhanced its portfolio with some of the most prestigious Douro table wine brands. Enriching its assets with a collection of the most important properties of the Douro Specified Region. Such as the Leda, Porto and Caedo estates.

Sogrape Vinhos was then able to preserve and enhance Ferreiras material, historic and cultural heritage. The bond between production and trade, the understanding of tradition in order to modernise. The emphasis on quality as the mainstay of the brands prestige.