Port Wine Expert's Selection: Tobias Herrmann 1985 Kopke Porto Colheita - 1 Bottle 0.75L Bottled in 2023 PLEASE NOTE: This is a recurring auction. Therefor, the ​seal number(s) you see in the photos might differ from the one(s) on your bottle(s). TASTE HISTORY WITH THE OLDEST PORTO WINE HOUSE Each wine tells a story. In the case of Colheita Kopke, this story is unique. savor a wine is to taste history and, in the case of this Colheita, it is to remember remarkable events as the first human heart transplant performed by the South African surgeon Christiaan Barnard. WINEMAKING AND INTERNSHIP The manufacturing process includes stopping the fermentation of the must by adding brandy wine (benefit or brandy), the blending of wines and aging. Fermentation in presses with skin maceration and pumping over at a temperature of 29ºC until reaching Baumé desired, adding brandy at this stage. High quality wine from a single harvest. Aging in wood for variable periods of time, never less than 7 years, being later bottled according to market requests. TEST RESULTS Intense amber color with greenish reflections. Nose where the abundance of dried fruit stands out, with striking hints of hazelnut. In the mouth, its excellent structure imposes itself under an appetizing caramel and chocolate background. An impeccable wine with a superb taste and finish. RECOMMENDATIONS Ideal with walnut and almond cakes. Serve at a temperature between 12 and 14°C