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The 2018 Lux Red has a beautiful deep red color. The aroma is very intense, with a complex and elegant mixture of vanilla, licorice, and hints of spice. This is a pleasure wine full of red and black fruit that will enchant you! Recommendation: this wine should be decanted two hours before serving.

MONK'S TASTING NOTES:  Pairs with cheese, especially aged cheese like Gouda, venison, pork chops, grilled vegetables, and osso bucco.

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WINERY: Via Caritatis

VARIETAL:

• Syrah 55% (for the fresh refined taste)
• Grenache 35% (for boldness and long aging qualities)
• Marselan 10% (for its soft tannins and complexity)

YEAR: 2018

TYPE: Red wine

ABV: 15%

LAYING-DOWN POTENTIAL: 10 years and more

TEMPERATURE: Between 59 and 62.6 °F

AGING: For 24 months, in oak barrels for 25% of the production

COUNTRY: France

FLAVOR PROFILE:

This fruity port boasts shades of gold, showing off a magnificent bouquet of mature fruit and spice and a balanced structure. Enjoy this magnificent 10-year-old port with a chocolate dessert or on its own.

Well-aged, with almond, fruitcake and caramel aromas and flavors. Full-bodied, sweet and lively, with orange peel, nuts and dried fruits on the finish. Excellent. This is the best tawny I have ever had from here. (J.S. Wine Spectator, Sep 15, 2013)

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COMPANY: Real Companhia Velha (RCV)

COUNTRY: Portugal

REGION: DOC Douro

TYPE: Tawny Port

GRAPES: Old Vines Field Blend

YEAR: The Royal Oporto 10 Year Tawny is composed by a blend of harvests from different years of port, which are rigorously selected and aged in premium oak casks that make up an average of 10 years.

ABV: 20%

AGING: The aging process is carried out in premium oak barrels and vats.

This magnificent 40 Year Tawny Port is one of the oldest ports made from grapes at Portugal’s family-owned Real Companhia Velha estates. Considered one of the estate’s finest treasures, the port has been consistently blended by many generations of cellar masters.

Intense and unctuous, featuring an array of vibrant ripe citrus, dried fig, toffee and wild herb flavors, accented by notes of mocha and cocoa powder. Spiced cherry and cream fill in midpalate, with a bright finish of orange peel and caramel. (K.M. Wine Spectator, Oct 15, 2013)

MORE ABOUT THIS PORT

COMPANY: Real Companhia Velha (RCV)

COUNTRY: Portugal

REGION: DOC Douro

TYPE: Tawny Port

GRAPES: Old Vines Field Blend

ABV: 20%

AGING: The aging process is carried out in premium oak barrels and vats.