Massandra Red Port 1978
750 ml Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca Douro, Portugal 1978
Massandra Red Port 1978 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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£453.00
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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
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Colour
Fortified
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Origin
Port · Douro · Portugal
inferred from Port
Grapes
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca
merchant feed
ABV
18.4%
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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
Body
lightfull
Tannin
lowhigh
Acidity
lowhigh
Oak
noneheavy
Alcohol
lowhigh
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description
A superb fortified red wine produced by the Massandra Winery in Crimea, Ukraine. The 1978 vintage has had additional time to mature and develop its flavours, so you can expect a more evolved and complex profile compared to younger vintages. It typically has a deep ruby colour and rich, concentrated notes of dried fruits, spices and hints of chocolate and coffee. The texture is velvety and smooth, with a balanced sweetness and a lengthy finish.
Other vintages of Massandra Red Port we list
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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