Krohn Porto Colheita 2002

Region

Douro, Portugal

Vintage:

2002

Producer:

Wiese & Krohn

Wine Description:

From the exellent family run house of Wiese & Krohn. A delicious Colheita or single vintage tawny port from the excellent 2002 vintage. This young Colheita offers a wonderful balance between the colour and richness of LBV ports and the spicy, dried fruit and nuts of thier tawny counterparts.

Producer Description

Wiese & Krohn was founded in 1865 by two Norwegians - Theodor Wiese and Dankert Krohn - shipping initially to Scandinavia and Germany. In the century and a half since its foundation, Krohn has built up an outstanding reputation. Long renowned for the quality of their sublime Colheitas (single vintage tawnies), they produce a remarkably complete range for a small house, and each wine excels in its category. Much of the secret lies in the high quality of their vineyards - the magical combination of terroir, locality, aspect, incline and low-yielding vines. Their Quinta do Retiro Novo estate in Sarzedinho, in the Rio Torto valley (where vinification takes place), is all A grade vineyard. Indeed Krohn only work with grapes from A-graded vineyards across all of their ports, and their top wines are still trodden by foot. Since 2013 Krohn has been part of the Fladgate Partnership - alongside Taylor's, Fonseca and Croft.