Tawny

Tawny Ports are of two distinct types. The younger is usually called a "fine tawny". Aged Tawny Ports are brought to maturity in wood for ten, twenty, thirty, sometimes forty years, depending on the characteristics of the young wine. As they age they lose their ruby colour through slow oxidation in the cask and turn a reddish-brown shade. A blend to reflect the taste of the producer, its age is of the average age of wines used in the blend. At ten years, Tawny Port retains some of the original fruitiness. By twenty it has developed a taste of dried fruit and nuts and by thirty years it has a mature spicy character with, perhaps, some retained nuttiness that may be more like dates or dried figs. Tawny Ports can be served at room temperature or cooler although, as noted, tawny is often served chilled in Portugal.

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