BR’s first fortified wine review is a Port. A White Port. Quinta Da Gaivosa 10 yr. Quinta Da Gaivosa are renowned for their quality product. Does this one measure up to the praise?
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Quinta da Gaivosa 10 Years White
Quinta da Gaivosa goes back to its origins with the launch of this 10 year old White Port Wine. The experiences and teachings allowed Quinta da Gaivosa to recreat high quality Port Wines. Currently, the Alves de Sousa family is proud to present a distinct line of Ports. Notes of herbs, spices, dried orange peel, maple syrup and almonds. It is also impossible to stay indifferent to the unique notes of marmalade, caramel and nuts. Quinta da Gaivosa White 10 Years White is a complex, full-bodied and refined Port Wine.
A white Port wine fermenting in contact with the films for 3 to 4 days, however, the fermentation is interrupted with wine spirits at 77º in the same level of sugar of a Red Port wine. Vinified with Red Port wine, gives it a more intense and more complex aroma. Prizes: Producer of the Year in Portugal in 2006 and Producer of the Year in Portugal in 1999. Stage: 10 Years in old French oak casks.