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Wine Description
The Story
This extraordinary wine is our tribute to the profound value of patience. Having spent decades ageing in seasoned oak casks, crossing generations, this special port has developed an extraordinary profile of unparalleled elegance.
Our Head Winemaker and Master Blender, Charles Symington (4th generation), blended this 80 Year Old Tawny Port to mark the 80th birthday of his father and predecessor, Peter Symington (3rd generation), and cel...
Wine Information
The luxuriantly textured, creamy palate is simultaneously concentrated and gloriously smooth and polished with layers of complexity. There is soft caramel, mandarin orange, quince, praline, vanilla and then some butterscotch on the long aftertaste, which ends on notes of tobacco and black tea. The discreet acidity provides remarkable freshness, grace and balance.
