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Porto JW Hart 1972

  • Black fruit
  • Meditation wine
  • Color: Red
  • 20% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Fortified wine

Le porto, un des breuvages les plus connus du monde… Originaire de la vallée du Douro il séduit aussi bien les amateurs en quête de grands vins de méditation que les collectionneurs de vins de garde. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 slightly marked label
  • Origin: Trade
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Portugal, Douro
  • Appellation/Wine: Porto
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Porto JW Hartserve at a temperature of 14°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Petits fondants au chocolat, Bleu dAuvergne, Fourme dAmbert.

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Porto JW Hart

The wine

Exclusively made in the Douro Valley in northern Portugal, Port is one of the best known wines in the world. Often said to have been the first `appellation controlée' (1756), this honour in fact belongs to Hungarian Tokay (1700). Making a great Port wine relies on compliance with two essential rules. First comes the mutage stage, a technique discovered by English merchants in the 17th century, which involves stopping the natural fermentation process of the must by adding a few doses of eau de vie. This is how Port wine developed its syrupy texture, with its fruity notes exaggerated and its alcohol content rising to 20°. The second stage that is crucial to making Port wine is assemblage. Fifteen very different crus are mixed together. Next, the blend is aged in oak barrels, allowing the wine to round and reach perfect maturity. There are lots of different types of Port wine. Tawny wines are aged in barrels for a period ranging from three to five years. Some Tawny wines clearly display their age (10 years, 20 years, etc.). They are the result of assemblages of wines from different harvests, with the average age provided on the label. LBV Port (Late Bottled Vintage) is made from a single vintage and spends 6 years in barrels before being bottled. Finally, Vintage Port is the designation's highest category, and is made from a single, exceptional vintage. This great wine does not undergo assemblage and is aged for 2 years in barrels before continuing to develop in bottles. A deep, dark shade, this sumptuous wine features an extraordinarily fruity and concentrated bouquet and taste, with exceptional ageing potential.

Detailed characteristics

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 slightly marked label
  • Origin: Trade
  • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
  • French customs seal: no
  • Alcohol percentage: 20 %
  • Country/Region: Portugal, Douro
  • Appellation/Wine: Porto
  • Vintage: 1972
  • Color: Red
  • Service temperature: 14°
  • Viticulture: Conventional 
  • Intensity: Fortified wine
  • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
  • Tasting occasion: Meditation wine
  • Grape variety: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Cao, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barocca, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Amarela
Porto JW Hart
Porto JW Hart

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Porto JW Hart 1972

iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format