20 Years OId Tawny Port

Maynard's

20 Years OId Tawny Port

Country
Portugal
Regulated designation
Denominação de origem controlada (DOC)
Region
Porto
Varietal(s)
Touriga Franca 35 %
Touriga Nacional 25 %
Tinta Roriz 25 %
Tinta barroca 15 %
Alcohol percentage
20%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Sweet
Producer's website

About this winery

Maynard's is the flagship brand of Fernando and Alvaro Van Zeller's Vinihold's company. Named after the first shipper of English Port wine established in Porto, the Maynard brand pays homage to the story of the late Walter Maynard, born in 1652, an illustrious ancestor of the van Zeller family through his marriage to Dorothea Augusta Kopke, registered as one of the first merchants to export Port wine to England. The brand has a premium positioning evident in every detail, from the selection of...

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Production notes

All of the base wines for this blended wood port were hand-harvested and then trodden. Stainless steel tanks. The grapes should not be destemmed. 1 day of pre-fermentation maceration and 2 days of fermentation.

Tasting notes

This superb Old Tawny Port has patiently matured for 20 years in seasoned oak barrels, acquiring a mellow mellow texture with an intense complex nose that complements the appealing raisin fruit. Pairings with a cigar or as a digestive

Press reviews

Wine Advocate

- 90 points -

Mark Squires, December 2015

The 20 Years Old Tawny Port (Maynard's) comes in at 109 grams per liter of residual sugar. A nice step up on the 10 Year Old Maynard's, also reviewed, this adds some weight, but more importantly, concentration of flavor--those old, classic Tawny nuances. Very pleasing, yet easy to drink, this is a charming 20 that should be available at a nice price. This is the new release, bottled in 2015

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