This Tawny is part of the collection “A Century of Portuguese Talent”
Barros is launching a limited, numbered and exclusive edition of a very special Tawny Port, which is created by blending old wines from the decades of 1950, ‘60, ‘70, ‘80 and ‘90. Barros Special Edition 102 – Very Old Tawny completes the trilogy of wines that make the collection “A Century of Portuguese Talent“, created to celebrate the first centenary of the House of Barros, established in 1913.
And 1.913 is exactly the number of available bottles of this wine, which is of an “amber colour with greenish hues, aromas of apricot and dried fig, toasted almond, nutmeg and hazelnut, with notes of spice and smoke”. Carlos Alves, Sogevinus Fine Wines’ winemaker of Port wines, describes his blend as “silky, elegant and sophisticated, with a deep finish, combining flavours of dried fruit and curry, and excellent freshness”.
The wines used in this blend Barros Special Edition 102 – Very Old Tawny have aged in small oak casks of 300 litres in the cellars of Barros in Vila Nova de Gaia. We have carefully selected five casks representing the decades 1950, ‘60, ‘70, ‘80 and ‘90 – numbered 11080, 11083, 11086, 11133 and 11134 – and blended them into an absolutely inspiring wine, which not only pays tribute to the history of Barros, but also honours the skill of blending in Port wine.
Silky, elegant and sophisticated, with a deep finish, combining flavours of dried fruit and curry, and excellent freshness”
The gold medals were attributed to the wines of Port Kopke Harvest Tawny 1958, Kopke Harvest White 2008, Kopke Tawny 10 Years, Burmester Harvest Tawny 1952, Tawny Caine 10 Years, Barros Harvest Tawny 1980 and Barros Tawny 10 Years.
Seven gold and three silver medals. It is the balance of the classifications obtained by Sogevinus wines in one of the oldest and most prestigious international competitions, the IWC – International Wine Challenge, which recently took place in London, gathering jurors from dozens of nationalities. Note that the Burmester Colheita Tawny 1952 was also distinguished with the trophy “Harvest Port Trophy, Port Trophy” and the Tawny Caeman 10 Years with “10 Years Olds Tawny Port Trophy”. Silver was achieved by the Kopke Harvest Tawny 1987, Burmester Tawny 10 Years and Calem Harvest Tawny 2002. The awards will be presented on July 10 at a ceremony dinner at the Grosvenor House Hotel – Park Lane, London. In another international competition, the IWSC – International Wine & Spirit Competition, also held in London, Kopke Harvest Tawny 1981 (Gold Outstanding 2018), Kopke Tawny 40 Years, Barros Tawny 10 Years, Caham Harvest Tawny 1983 and Barros Harvest Tawny 1980 reached the gold. Kopke White Harvest 2008 (Silver Outstanding 2018), Kopke White 10 Years, Kopke Harvest Tawny 1978, Kopke Harvest Tawny 2002, Burmester Tawny 10 Years, Cawn Tawny 10 Years, Calem Harvest Tawny 2002, Barros Harvest Tawny 1998 (Silver Outsanding 2018) have obtained silver. Finally, the Kopke Harvest Tawny 1987 was honored with bronze. The awards ceremony is scheduled for November 14 in London.
