Quinta de Cottas 10 year old Tawny Port

Located in the Alijó Valley, Quinta de Cottas is a 10 ha property that enjoys the excellent conditions for growing and producing Douro and Port wines. In 2006, Isabel and Pedro Carmo were enchanted to a vineyard that once belonged to a large and important quinta. Their great love for wine and the Douro valley made it impossible for them not to take the opportunity to produce their own wines in this unique region giving rise to this wine project.

They quickly started the renovation of the property, recovering the existing old vineyard and planting new vines on the remaining vacant plots. From the beginning they defined that the Quinta de Cottas approach would be to capture the essence of the Douro’s main grape varieties, producing high quality wines with a distinct personality that expressed their unique terroir.

The Cottas 10 Year Old Tawny Port is a blend of ports which are selected to fine tune flavours and matured in small oak vats.

Grape Varieties: Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Nacional, Tinto Cão and Tinta Barroca.

Nose: Ripe berries and raisins with nutty notes and baking spices

Palate: Lovely combination of sweetness from the ripe and dried fruit notes with savouriness from the nutty notes and baking spices.

Food Pairings: Wonderfully delicious slightly chilled on its own but loves to be paired with less sweet desserts such as fruit cake and chocolate elcairs.