Ferreira Dona Antonia Tawny Reserve Port Fortified Wine | 750 ml | Case of 6 Bottles

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Today, after more than 250 years, Ferreira is “the Portuguese brand”, the reference in excellent quality Port and Douro Wines, a symbol of a country and a culture that it proudly dignifies. This port wine was created in honor of Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, who laid the foundation for today's largest Portuguese port winery. Porto Ferreira's Ferreira Dona Antónia Reserva Tawny presents itself in a red color with the tawny typical color nuances on the rim. The intense and rich nose indulges with apricot, plum and jam as well as floral notes. A spicy fruit can be tasted on the complex and full-bodied palate of Dona Antónia Reserva Tawny. Its oak barrel aging gives it delicate ripeness notes of spice and dry fruit. The fine finish is long-lasting and elegant at the same time. Vinifcation of the Ferreira Dona Antónia Reserva Tawny from Porto Ferreira Place the rest of the cream and the sugar in a small saucepan and cook on the stove over a medium heat. Antónia Adelaide Ferreira, known as Ferreirinha created an empire and kept its name, until today, associated with one of the most famous Port Wine brands.

The bottle should be stored upright, avoiding direct light and excessive humidity, ideally at a constant temperature of 16ºC-18ºC. is ready for drinking and will not improve if kept for a long time. Serve between 12ºC-16ºC. Since 1751, the Ferreira name has been synonymous with high-quality Portuguese wines. The first Portuguese owned Port house, its history is intertwined with the evolution of the Douro Region and its wines. The story of Ferreira is inextricably associated with one extraordinary woman. Daughter of one of the company’s founders, Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira was born in the country town of Régua, gateway to the wines of the Douro Valley, in 1811. Though small in stature and reserved by nature, Dona Antónia was charismatic, visionary and entrepreneurial. She created new expanses of terraced vineyards and improved the hard lives of local farming families. The local people’s affectionately called her 'A Ferreirinha'–'the little Ferreira.' When 'The Ferreirinha' died in 1896, she left behind a portfolio of great Douro estates and an immensely successful business. So if you have a Port that qualifies as a Tawny Reserve, it also qualifies as a Reserve and can presumably be labeled as either.

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Luís claims that Vintage Ports are ‘made by God, with the help of men’. If this is the case, the almighty certainly had a hand in the latest declaration: the 2018 Vintage Port was awarded a perfect 100-point score by Wine Enthusiast’s Roger Voss who described it as immensely age worthy and impressively structured, striking “a perfect balance between its powerful, spicy fruits and firm tannins”. The Late Bottled Vintage, aged in cask in the Ferreira lodges in Vila Nova de Gaia for around four years before release, is more immediately approachable. Glenn E. wrote:But if you look at the requirements, a Tawny Reserve is just a more specific case of a Reserve.

A very versatile companion to classic Portuguese desserts, many cheeses and light appetizers. But also chilled as an aperitif a pleasure.So for IVDP purposes, there are two distinct categories, and i don't know whether a single port can be approved as being in both simultaneously. The Dona Antónia Adelaide Ferreira prize is still awarded today, a distinction for Portuguese female figures who have somehow replicated the extraordinary example of Ferreirinha, whether in terms of social intervention or entrepreneurship in business.

The wine presents a pale ruby color with a beautiful shine, and amber and orange tones at the edge, which reminds us of its maturation in the wood. And strong legs appear on the glass showing the 20% of alcohol content and the high sugar level in this Port. Antónia Adelaide Ferreira immediately became a symbol of the Douro, buying countless vineyards to prevent them from falling into the hands of the English, and developing important social works in the region such as hospitals, for example. But who was this strong woman Ferreirinha? The steeply sloping terraces of the Douro Valley vineyards, with their hot, dry summers, give the port wines their typical ripeness, strength and fullness, which gives them their unique character. After hand harvesting, the Ferreira Dona Antónia Reserva Tawny is aged for 7 years in oak barrels. Food recommendation for the Ferreira Dona Antónia Reserva Tawny from Porto Ferreira The final blend is composed of wines of different ages and origins, to obtain a consistency of style and quality typical of the Dona Antónia Reserve Tawny Port. Selected wines generally range from 4 to 12 years old, reaching an average age of about 7 years.

It is a most versatile Porto Wine. It is very good served on its own, accompanying some selected entrées or as dessert wine. It also accompanies beautifully most sweets, desserts and cheeses. Serve slightly cold for fuller appreciation. White wines, generally crisp, mineral-driven blends of Arinto, Viosinho, Gouveio, Malvasia Fina and an assortment of other rare but local varieties, are produced in small quantities but worth noting. This Dona Antonia Reserva Tawny wine was produced from carefully selected bunches of Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Amarela grape varieties. The history of the Douro cannot be mentioned without her name, life and action. The oldest demarcation region in the world owes this woman the impulse and entrepreneurship that would take Douro wines, especially port wine, to previously unknown levels.