Cockburn's 10 Year Tawny Port (75cl, 20%)

A ten-year-old tawny Port from Portugal's Douro Valley, bottled at 20% ABV. It is made from a field blend anchored by Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca, with smaller proportions of Touriga Nacional, Tinto Cão and other traditional Douro varieties from old vines. The grapes are foot-trodden in traditional granite lagares before fortification and lengthy maturation in seasoned oak casks. The house style relies on continuous refreshing of wood-aged wines through judicious blending, building complexity while preserving a crisp, dry-edged character. The nose opens with warm toffee, caramel and honey, developing into candied citrus peel, ripe dried fruit, walnut, almond and a subtle floral lift. The palate is soft and rounded, with toffee-laced sweetness, dried fig, raisin and date, nutty butter and balsamic notes, cut by citric acidity. The finish is medium-long, with lingering almond, honey and gentle warmth.