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Massandra Red Port 1959

750 ml Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca Douro, Portugal 1959

Massandra Red Port 1959 is a dry, very full-bodied fortified from Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca (Port, Portugal), in the fortified style. Acidity is fresh; oak influence is some. Good with lamb, steak, venison, beef stew.

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£329.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.4
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Touriga Nacional + Touriga Franca prior
body
5 / 5
very full
Touriga Nacional + Touriga Franca prior
acidity
4 / 5
fresh
Touriga Nacional + Touriga Franca prior
oak
3 / 5
some
Touriga Nacional + Touriga Franca prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Fortified
rules-v1
Colour
Fortified
merchant feed
Origin
Port · Douro · Portugal
inferred from Port
Grapes
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca
merchant feed
ABV
17%
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Farming
not stated
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Vegan
not stated
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Critic score
none
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Drinking window
not stated
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Decant
not stated
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Food
inferred from grape and style
Occasions
after dinner · christmas · gift · special occasion
inferred
About Touriga Nacional
Typical aromas: violet, blackberry, blueberry, bergamot, rock rose. Serve at 16–18 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Touriga Nacional · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
very full · 5/5
Tannin
lowhigh
very firm · 5/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
some · 3/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate-high · 4/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

The Massandra Winery was founded in 1894 by Tsar Nicholas II on the outskirts of Yalta, on the Crimean Peninsula, and was the official supplier of fine wines to the royal family whilst they were on vacation at their summer palace in Livadia. Here is a historic find from the 1959 vintage.

Other vintages of Massandra Red Port we list
1948£469.001952£544.001978£453.00
The same wine in a different year. Vintages differ; our taste profile is derived per vintage only where the merchant's text differs.
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