Decanting
Vintage Port forms a natural deposit in the bottle and should be decanted. Stand the bottle upright a few hours before decanting to allow the sediment to fall to the bottom of the bottle.
Select Year
1987
Storage
Continues to improve for decades after bottling. The bottle should be kept lain down in a cool place, ideally at a temperature below 16ºC.
Serving temperature
Serve at 16ºC to 18ºC. Vintage Port is best drunk one to two days after opening.
Pairing suggestions
Walnuts, blue veined and other richly flavoured cheeses are excellent accompaniments to Vintage Port; so too are dried fruits such as apricots or figs.
About the Wine
The rainfall during the winter of 1986 was low followed by a warm dry spring and a long hot summer. During the first half of the vintage the weather was extremely hot.
Sugar readings were high and colour extraction was good although the fermentations were fairly rapid. The weather broke during the middle of the vintage and rain fell from 23-26 September. However it then cleared and the remainder of the vintage was carried out in good conditions.
Yields and the overall quality of the wine were good.
Tasting Notes
This rich, firm wine displays classic Vargellas Vintage characteristics. It has an attractive dark ruby colour with a full black fruit nose. On the mouth it shows excellent structure, with firm sinewy tannins and full luscious fat fruit. A multidimensional wine with great flavour and finish.
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