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2007 Real Companhia Velha, Delaforce Vintage Port 2 x 0.75L
2 Bottles
Port Wine

WINEMAKERS: Jorge Moreira.

AWARDS/RECOMMENDATIONS
91 Points, Robert Parker

WINE VARIETIES: Old Vines.

VINIFICATION
Delaforce Vintage Ports are produced only in years of outstanding quality and represent a selection of the very best wines of the harvest, chosen for their ability to continue improving for many decades in the bottle. Their elegance and balance are achieved by the selection of the very best grapes from our vineyards in the Cima Corgo area of the Douro Valley.

TASTING NOTES
The Delaforce Vintage Ports are very pure in feel, more delicate and feminine and privilege the elegant and fruity character opposed to austere power and structure. Typically, with notes of cassis, plum, boysenberry, licorice and earth hints, the wines are refined and long and whilst approachable young, they offer great ageing potential.

SERVING
It goes well with blue cheeses and dark chocolate desserts.

HISTORY
Since its foundation on the 10th september 1756 by Royal Charter of D. José I, King of Portugal, under the auspices of his Prime Minister, Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal, the importance of this chartered Company was reflected by the valuable services to the community, being the most relevant, the demarcation of the Douro region – the oldest wine appellation in the world.
Since 1960, Real Companhia Velha has been run by the Silva Reis family, who have dedicated their efforts to the production of both Port and Douro wines, focusing on the study and development of the Douro terroir. The Company owns 5 quintas in the Douro valley – Quinta das Carvalhas, Quinta de Cidrô, Quinta dos Aciprestes, Quinta do Casal da Granja and Quinta do Síbio – with a total vineyard surface of 557 ha.
Once the harvest is concluded, the winter arrives to take the place of the warm and pleasant autumn. In spring Port follows its journey into our cellars in Vila Nova de Gaia where young Ports are left to ageing for many years, gaining in structure and complexity.
Deep in the silence of our cellars, Ports rest in noble oak barrels, a product of the hand of skilled coopers that have working with the Company for many generations.
Asleep in a unique environment, the barrels and vats for Port are lost in time… 10… 20… 30 years… who cares! … Only the time required for each Port to achieve its exact point of maturation.
The cellars’ proximity to the sea, offers the natural climatic conditions that are essential for the ageing process of this sublime nectar, valued for the aged colour and velvety texture on the palate, result of a natural “oxidation” development: the mysterious process of breathing through the pores of the oak.

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In original cardboard box - Port - Portugal - 91/100 points, Robert Parker

2007 Delaforce - Vintage Port -  Douro  - 2 Bottles (0.75L)

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95/100, Wine Enthusiast

94/100 points, Robert Parker

99/100 points, Robert Parker

95/100 points, Wine Spectator

96/100, Wine Enthusiast

94/100, Wine Enthusiast

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98/100 points, Neal Martin

95/100 points, Robert Parker

97/100 points, Robert Parker

98/100 points, Robert Parker

96/100 points, Wine Spectator

99/100 points, Wine Spectator

97/100 points, James Suckling

100/100 points, James Suckling

17/20 points, Jancis Robinson

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