Churchill's Crusted Bottled Ruby Port

Crusted Port offers an aged vintage experience at a younger stage. A blend of vintage-quality wines of 2 consecutive years, this port was aged for 6 months in oak barrel to facilitate the throwing of sediment – it’s namesake “crust”, before being bottled unfiltered. It was then left to mature in our cellars before being released. we believe in offering Crusted Ports with more bottle age to soften the tannins and reveal the elegant complexity of this timeless style of port. Sourced from old vines from our estates located in the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior sub-regions of the Douro Valley.

Color: Black cherry color. Nose: On the nose, complex aromas of blackberries with mineral undertones. Palate: Fresh and well balanced on the palate, with good grip and a tannic finish.

Following tradition, Churchill’s Crusted Port is a Port of Vintage quality which is often blended from Vintage Port lots of two different years. It is aged in oak casks before being bottled and then matured in bottle for at least 3 years before being sold. The year on the label is the year of bottling. As Crusted Port is not fined or filtered before being bottled, it will continue to develop and mature in bottle like a Vintage Port, and will throw a thick natural sediment or “Crust”, hence the name “Crusted Port.” This Crusted Port is now ready for drinking but will continue to improve for at least another ten years gaining in complexity like a Vintage Port. It should be stored lying down, and care needs to be taken not to disturb the “crust”. The year on the label is the year of bottling. Decant and serve at cellar temperature (12º-14ºC).

Winery: Churchill’s Port & Estates
Appellation: Port
Average age of vines: 60 years
Farming Methods: Sustainable agricultural methods certified by the SATIVA institute
Maturation: Aged in oak casks before being bottled and then matured in bottle for at least 3 years
Soil: A balanced dance of natural acidity, exuberant berry, and resinous pine and eucalyptus, supported by a mineral backbone
Varietal: 20% Touriga Nacional, 20% Touriga Franca, 20% Tinta Roriz, 20% Tinto Cão, 20% Tinta Barroca
Vineyard Orientation: 150 to 400 meters above sea level, South
Vineyard Size: 50 hectares
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Churchill's Crusted Bottled Ruby Port 2007 91 Decanter