Kopke has been shipping Douro wine north since 1638, which is a longer track record than most countries have, and this Late Bottle Vintage comes off schist and sandstone at 600 meters, a Touriga Nacional, led blend of traditional Douro reds. Four to six years in oak before bottling does the patient work for you, building the depth and resolved structure of a finely aged Vintage Port without the decades of waiting. All the gravity of the real thing, none of the homework.
Winemaker Notes
A Touriga Nacional-based blend of traditional Douro red varieties, grown on schist-sandstone soils at 600 meters of elevation. Late Bottle Vintage Port is bottled after aging in oak for 4 to 6 years. It mimics a finely aged Vintage Port, with the advantage of being ready to drink upon release.
About the Producer
Kopke’s path as a winegrower is entwined with the history of its location. A journey in 1636 between Hamburg and Portugal is the beginning of a long story: Nicolau Kopkë settled in Portugal as Consul General of the Hanseatic League. Two years later, in 1638, the first bottles of wine were shipped to Northern Europe. In 1781, after purchasing a farm in the Douro, they transitioned from a wine-buying company to a major producer.
