Kopke Ruby Port NV
£17.50
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Excellent value Ruby Port from one of Porto's oldest houses
- A more structured style of ruby, ageing for three years in large casks before release
- Lively and aromatic fresh red fruits hit you on the nose
- The palate is firm and powerful with flavours of fresh fruit building to a long and harmonious finish
- Delicious with strawberry and yoghurt mousse or as an accompaniment to soft style cheeses like camembert
- The environment is at the heart of everything Kopke do, practising sustainable viticulture for future generations
- Vintage: NV
- Type/Colour: Ruby
- Alcohol: 19.5%
- Bottle Size: 75cl
- Group: Port
THE ORIGINS OF KOPKE COLHEITA PORT
In 1636, Nicolau Kopkë moved from Germany's Hamburg to Portugal in his role as General Consul of the Hanseatic League, a northern European trading block dealing in linen, iron and wine. Kopke's first bottles of wine were shipped in 1638, and by 1781 the company had purchased vineyards in the beautiful Douro Valley, moving from a trading company to an established wine producer.
In 1922, three centuries after the company's foundation, Kopke purchased Quinta de Sao Luiz vineyard, a site regarded by them 'as the jewel in the crown of the Porto region'. For the last 100 years this impressive terroir has been the cornerstone of Kopke's winemaking.