Tasting #12 - Port

   

Name: Warre's Otima 10 Tawny Porto

Varietal: Porto

Region: N/A

Country: Portugal

Year: 2021

Price: $25.99

Professional Wine Review: Warre’s launch of Otima 10 & 20 Year Old Tawny caused a revolution in Port that introduced a completely new concept to consumers, helping to rejuvenate Port’s image in the main markets. Otima is now widely acknowledged as the most successful new development in the Port trade for over 25 years.

The merit of Otima was to show Port’s versatility as an all year round, anytime drink, dispelling many of the myths attached to Port. [1]

Wine Folly Review: According to Wine Folly, Port is the flagship wine for Portugal (which makes a lot of sense). It is listed to have primary flavors of plum, dried cherry, chocolate, raisin, and cinnamon. Port is very-sweet, full body, high in tannins, and medium-to-high in acids. The ABV of Port wines are over 15%. [2]

Personal Wine Review: Before even holding the glass of Port in my hand, I had a few ideas of what it would be like. I thought it would be deep and very strong (which it was). Upon holding the glass, I found it to be very dense and heavy in body. The wine provided the strongest sense of pure alcohol that I have every smelled with wine. Behind this curtain of alcohol, there was a sweet cherry aroma that escaped. The wine tasted like cranberry raisins strangely enough, which is backed by the Wine Folly book and website. Ultimately, the wine was very alcoholic, sweet, and it held the longest finish out of any wine that I have had. I would have this again, but only for dessert (like it's meant to be consumed). No food was consumed with this wine.

References:

[1] https://www.warre.com/wine/otima/15

[2] https://winefolly.com/wines/port/