Rei Manuel
Port 1927 Rei Manuel
Very Old, Red, Lima Quental, Invalid Port
Provenance: Piasa, 3/8/2012

€ 2,275
Vintage | 1927 |
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Alcohol | 20.0 % |
Button | No button |
Fill level | High shoulder |
Maturation | Very Old |
Packaging | No casing |
Shape | Normande |
Size | 70 cl |
Port
The early 1800s was a watershed era for the vintners of Portugal’s Douro Valley, On one hand, the grape harvest of 1820, after fermenting and aging for four years, presented connoisseurs with a wine of remarkable sweetness, with “plenty of crust and plenty of color…and a well-stained cork,” according to T.G. Shaw, who recorded his views in Wine, the Vine, and the Cellar (1863), The remarkable vintage established Portuguese wine as a favorite among the British.