This is a dark port, purplish black port with flavours of cherries, plum, blackberries, violets, pepper, spiciness and dark chocolate. Expectations are meet when you taste the wine - full-bodied with big ripe tannins and integrated alcohol, with a long and luscious after-taste.
Many people have discovered that Vintage Port is a very enjoyable and memorable way to finish a meal and indeed it is now frequently served as a very satisfying dessert in its own right. Enjoyed for its luscious fruit flavours with complex notes of chocolate and spice, Vintage Port is commonly paired with Stilton cheese, although it is outstanding with most type of cheese. Chocolate is sensational with Vintage Port, as are dried fruit and nuts. More adventurous combinations involve ice-cream, crème brule and fresh fruit.