10 Year Old Tawny Port, 75 cl, (packaging may vary) Wine

I visited Porto recently and did the tours of a few of the port houses over in Vila Nova de Gaia. There are quite a few of them as you can imagine, some better than others. Of course, the wine itself is no longer transported down the Rio Douro in wooden rafts but there is still plenty of heritage and time honoured traditions of manufacturing this particular fortified wine which was devised by the British during the Napoleonic wars to ensure that the nobility still had wine on their table. You learn a lot on these tours and you also get a feel for which type you prefer whether than be ruby, tawny, vintage or late bottled. My favourite was the tawny and my favourite port house was Grahams. Tawny has the most flavour and it is a lighter brown colour than the heavier types. Grahams is the hardest port house to visit as it is up a steep hill with most of the others being on the riverside. It is worth the climb though as the views are spectacular, as are the wines. You really get a sense that Grahams is the classiest place too, it is still family owned and has resisted the temptation to "join forces" (i.e. sell out) to the global drinks conglomerates and this has ensured that their quality has remained high. They own their own vineyards too, unlike some of the inferior brands, and I was really impressed with the set up there. So the combination of tawny and Grahams for me is an absolute winner. This is 10 year old and not as subtle as the 20 but, to be honest, at this price which is little more than you would pay for a bottle of plonk in a restaurant, it is an absolute bargain. Comes in a nice tube too.

Well if you like a special drink after a meal then this Tawny Port doesn’t disappoint. I’ve bought this bottle several times as it goes perfectly with a cheese course, dessert or even on its own. It’s also packaged well so a perfect gift option.

Delivered with care, presented in a box good taste and value for the money.

Bought as a gift but got to try it and it was lovely. I'd deffo buy it again for myself

At £15 I think this is very reasonable. It's a nice 10 year old tawny port. Not amazing, not exceptional, but certainly with deeper flavour than the cheap supermarket tawny ports and with a nice round feel in the mouth. I think it might be a little better than the Fletcher's 10 year old from Aldi and offers a slightly different flavour and feeling at a very slightly higher price. It's well presented, with the colour of the tube mimicking the colour of the port very well.

Good value tawny port. Smooth, sweet, sticky and hangs around in your mouth, what more do you want need. We made the mistake of opening before Christmas (you have to sample before serving to friends) now there’s very little left and we’ll probably need another bottle.

Great Christmas treat

This is mine and my dad go to port. Tried the 20 year, but we much prefer this one. Often by this from amazon