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. PLEASE NOTE: This is a recurring auction. The seal number(s) you see on the photos might differ from the one(s) on your bottle(s).