Kopke Dry White Port NV

Refreshing aperitif to start the evening

Malvasia, Arinto, and Godello (Verdelho, Gouveio)

$58.00

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Citrus Fruit, Floral, and Tropical Fruit, Sweet Spice and Toasted

BODY: Full
DRYNESS: Neutral
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%):

Origin: Douro Valley, Portugal

Grape Varietals:

Malvasia, Arinto, and Godello (Verdelho, Gouveio)

Winemaking:

Fortification

Maturation:

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Salted almonds, olives, salmon soufflé

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Fried spring rolls, dumplings, strawberry daifuku,

Kopke 1638

Setup in 1638, Kopke is the oldest port house in Portugal. It was setup by Dutch traveller Nicolau Kopke initially as a trading company, and became a producer in 1781.

Description

Kopke Dry White Port NV

Kopke Dry White Port has a fresh and aromatic style. Crystalline citrine colour with straw tones. Opens with an exuberant nose of tropical fruits and attractive floral notes. A rich and balanced wine that is smooth in taste, dry, with a great structure and a stupendous balance.

These traditional Duoro grape varieties grow at 600 metres above sea level in schist-sandstone (greywacke) interspersed with granite in some places. The rows of vines are traditionally planted across the slope in horizontal terraces. More recently, vines have been planted up the slope (called “vinha ao alto”, meaning vertically planted).

Hand-picking of the fruit at the optimum time. Slight maceration with extraction of colour and aromas of the pellicles, complemented by the pressing of the grapes before fermentation. This occurs slowly in a running-off process in stainless-steel vats, under low and controlled temperatures between 16–18ºC. The fermentation is interrupted by the adding of grape brandy to create a fortified wine. The wine ages in stainless steel and wood for a minimum of 3 years.

Lush & Balanced Desserts

Many of these wines often have been touched by botrytis, and have a beautiful balance between fruit & acidity. Despite being lush, they often have some brightness or mineraility to them, and are not as thick textured as some other dessert styles. Classic notes would be honey, botrytis, apricot, peach and other stonefruit, marmalade, spice

Fortification

Fortified wines are wines which have alcohol added to them, usually in the form of a neutral grape spirit like brandy. This was originally done to extend the longevity of wines, for the purpose of long journeys such as a the sailing routes of the East India Company

These styles are often sweeter as the fortification arrests fermentation early.