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Since 2008, “The Last Drop” has brought some of the world’s finest spirits to connoisseurs and collectors. In the same spirit of discovery, Ben Howkins – a renowned authority on Port –long maintained that a truly fine old Tawny Port could command a place alongside such esteemed spirits. In 2016 they journeyed to one of the oldest wine regions in the world: the Douro Valley in northern Portugal.

1870 Tawny Port / 1970 Tawny Port – Duo Set
Set #679 / 770
$320
– 1 oz. – Vintage 1870
– 1 oz. – Vintage 1970

1870 OLD COLHEITA TAWNY PORT – NEAL MARTIN’S TASTING NOTES It has an arresting bouquet with scents of black plum, rosehip syrup, Manuka honey, fig, and grilled walnut… Beautifully balanced, fresh, and slightly viscous in texture, this is a complex Tawny Port whose age has not diminished just how delicious it tastes. It just goes out to offer gorgeous mulberry, clove, eau de vie, and Chinese five-spice notes throughout its harmonious and poised finish. This is just a sublime Tawny of class and pedigree and it comes highly recommended. 97 Points.

1970 OLD COLHEITA TAWNY PORT – NEAL MARTIN’S TASTING NOTES Clove, toffee, wild fennel, and smoke aromas. The palate is sweet and crisp on the entry with a tang of Seville orange marmalade and quince. There is great tension here thanks to the fine seam of acidity with a fresh, almost “zippy” finish that belies its age. A fine Colheita Tawny. 93 Points.