Old Tawny Port 20 Years

Delightful served slightly chilled as a stylish accompaniment to a rich appetiser such as foie-gras, a strong cheese quiche, salty vol-au-vents or a seafood gratin. Perfect with selected desserts such as a crème brûlée or a tarte tatin.

Sandeman Porto Tawny 20 Years Old is produced by the traditional Porto Wine method.

The wines remain in the Douro until the following Spring, when they are taken to V.N.Gaia and enter Sandeman´s centuries-old lodges for ageing in oak wood casks, as required by Porto Wine traditional ageing system. Along the years, the outstanding wines selected for this Sandeman Porto Tawny 20 Years Old are carefully tasted and analysed, racked from lees and all corrections deemed necessary by the tasters are carried out. The final blend results from a strict selection of wines aged between 15 and 40 years, masterfully combined so as to maintain Sandeman Porto Tawny´s 20 Years Old unique identity, style and consistency.

The hand-picked grapes undergo stalk-removal and crushing before fermentation, under controlled temperature, with skin maceration so as to extract the best components. The addition of wine alcohol at the ideal moment sets the balance between the wine´s body and bouquet. This moment is chosen by the winemaker following strict control of fermentation temperatures and densities, the later depending on the vine variety, maturation stage and the final sweetness required.

The House of Sandeman was founded in London in 1790 by George Sandeman a determined young Scotsman. From a modest start two hundred years ago as a wine merchant in the City of London to today's impressive lodges in Oporto and bodegas in Jerez and the world's best known brand of Port and Sherry there has been a continuous commitment to quality. The growth of Sandeman Port and Sherries over two centuries has been based on a balance of tradition and innovation respecting heritage but always seeking improvement. In 1980 Sandeman became part of Seagram; today as the seventh generation of the family and Chairman of the old firm George Sandeman continues the Sandeman commitment to the quality of Sandeman Ports and Sherries and to the future.