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Kopke 30 Years Old Tawny Port NV
Vintage Character
Kopke 30 Years Old Tawny Port NV gains its identity from blending and extended wood maturation rather than from one harvest. Wines of different years spend varying periods in oak casks before being selected for a blend whose average age is thirty years. This is therefore not a wine made exclusively thirty years before purchase. Time in wood is central to its flavour, texture and amber colour. The aim is an already developed, harmonious drinking experience, with the cellar's patient work presented in the bottle rather than deferred to a future opening.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing
Dried-fruit aromas lead into honey and vanilla, giving the wine an immediately mature, layered character. Its full palate is concentrated and softly unctuous, with sweetness woven through the texture and a notably enduring finish. The appeal is not vigorous youthful tannin but the calm integration of richness and developed aroma. Serve around 12–14°C to keep that richness composed. A walnut and goat-cheese crostini supplies a savoury, nutty contrast, while a toffee brownie follows the wine's deeper sweet register. Either allows the finish to remain a central part of the experience.
Winery Background
Kopke traces its wine shipments to 1638, two years after Nicolau Kopke arrived in Portugal from Hamburg. A Douro farm purchase in 1781 marked the move from wine merchant to producer. The house acquired Quinta de São Luiz in 1922, and its white stone walls remain a recognisable feature of the estate. That long relationship with the Douro helps explain a portfolio spanning fresh, fruit-led Ports and wines shaped by extended maturation. Across this range, patient blending and maturation connect the house's long history with the character of each Port.
Kopke 30 Years Old Tawny Port NV gains its identity from blending and extended wood maturation rather than from one harvest. Wines of different years spend varying periods in oak casks before being selected for a blend whose average age is thirty years. This is therefore not a wine made exclusively thirty years before purchase. Time in wood is central to its flavour, texture and amber colour. The aim is an already developed, harmonious drinking experience, with the cellar's patient work presented in the bottle rather than deferred to a future opening.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing
Dried-fruit aromas lead into honey and vanilla, giving the wine an immediately mature, layered character. Its full palate is concentrated and softly unctuous, with sweetness woven through the texture and a notably enduring finish. The appeal is not vigorous youthful tannin but the calm integration of richness and developed aroma. Serve around 12–14°C to keep that richness composed. A walnut and goat-cheese crostini supplies a savoury, nutty contrast, while a toffee brownie follows the wine's deeper sweet register. Either allows the finish to remain a central part of the experience.
Winery Background
Kopke traces its wine shipments to 1638, two years after Nicolau Kopke arrived in Portugal from Hamburg. A Douro farm purchase in 1781 marked the move from wine merchant to producer. The house acquired Quinta de São Luiz in 1922, and its white stone walls remain a recognisable feature of the estate. That long relationship with the Douro helps explain a portfolio spanning fresh, fruit-led Ports and wines shaped by extended maturation. Across this range, patient blending and maturation connect the house's long history with the character of each Port.
Product details
Wine TypeFortified
WineryKopke
Grape VarietiesTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Sousão
WinemakerCarlos Alves
CountryPortugal
Expert RatingRP 93, WS 94
RegionDouro
SweetnessSweet
Sub-regionDouro
Alcohol Level20
Classification (Ranking)—
Format750ml
Prices
Boozy Cù
Standard delivery 2-5 working days
Vinobuzz Delivery
HK$780
HK$780
