Beschrijving

Fris en veelzijdig: Churchill's Port Dry White is een droge witte port van hooggelegen wijngaarden, die 10 jaar heeft gerijpt in eikenhouten vaten. Hij is zacht en complex, met tonen van gedroogde vruchten en aangename citrus- en kruidige aroma's.

Perfect

om van te genieten als heerlijk aperitief of bij kaas en gerookte producten

Technische specificaties

De wijnmakerij
Churchill's Estates
Type
Oporto
Rang
19.5% vol.
Variatie
Malvasia fina, Rabigato, Côdega, Viosinho
Oorsprong
Porto

Proeverij

Bekijk
Helder goudkleurig.
Neus
Noten van bloemen en gedroogde vruchten, nootmuskaat, eucalyptus en rozijnen.
Mond
In de mond is hij fris en complex, met aroma's van sinaasappelschil en een lange, kruidige afdronk.
Bedrijfstemperatuur
Tussen 8 en 10 ºC.
Koppelen
Perfect als aperitief en bij zeevruchten, noten en gerookte zalm.

Wijngaard en wijnmaken

Wijnmaken
De druiven worden 's nachts koel bewaard bij 10 °C voordat ze worden geperst in de granieten perskuipen van Quinta da Gricha. Ze ondergaan een lichte maceratie, worden met de voeten geplet en fermenteren op de schillen.
Veroudering
10 jaar gerijpt in eikenhouten vaten.

Meningen van critici

Falstaff:

An intriguing and delicious example of this classic style, with plenty of phenolic weight and dry extract from maceration on the skins in lagares giving the mellow complexity of an ʺorangeʺ wine. Flavours are complex and evolved with chamomile and ripe yellow pears, toasted almonds, baked quince and charcuterie. Much too good to mix with tonic. Serve chilled on its own as an apéritif or with strong cheeses as an alternative to red port.

Decanter:

Churchill were among the first shippers to commercialise a cask aged dry white Port. Made in resolutely traditional style and it shows beautifully in the glass: old gold in colour with a savoury-nutty-white pepper character on the nose, rich and slightly honeyed with a touch of dried apricot and peppery spice returning on the finish. Moreish to drink on its own, with a twist of lemon peel to sharpen it up or as a long drink served with tonic and a sprig of mint.

The Wine Advocate:

The NV Dry White Port is a field blend aged for ten years in wood. Although a field blend with typical regional white grapes, I'm told it does emphasize Malvasia. It comes in with just 40 grams per liter of residual sugar. In perception, it is mostly dry, but not austere. There is just a bit of a tinge of sugar on the finish as it warms, but if you taste it next to a Devesa (also reviewed), you'll see the difference between "dry" and "sweet" in this category. Dry White Ports may be even more unfamiliar to consumers than the sweet ones, but this is very nice and well worth a look. I am not usually as fond of the very dry ones, just as a matter of personal taste, but I liked it a lot. Opening with a whiff of brandy up front, it shows fine concentration and grip on the finish. Its brooding demeanor moderates as it airs out and warms, cut by just a bit of that sugar. It is tightly wound and very focused. I'm not sure this will be as fun to drink on its own as some of the sweeter ones, but it certainly can be used that way. However, it may be an even better pairing for certain types of cheeses and other foods. Experiment a bit--for some pairings this may be the missing link. This was bottled in May 2015 with a bar top cork. Note that the bottle I saw had no bottling date. The winery advised that that the labels would indicate such as I normally do not review NV bottles without some unique identifier.