Kopke Colheita 1957

Kopke Colheita is a single-vintage Tawny Port from Portugal's Douro region, matured for an extended period in wood before bottling. The ageing process develops complexity while preserving freshness, producing an expressive fortified wine whose character and composition vary according to the individual harvest and time spent maturing.

Food Pairing: Pairs best with creme brulee, toasted almond tart, aged Gouda, or walnut cake.

95 Points - Wine Enthusiast

There is a great balance between acidity and impressively fresh fruit considering the age of this venerable Port. Of course there are many flavors from the wood aging, but they are combined with orange marmalade, fig and raisin flavors in a riot of complex flavors that have created a very great wine. It comes from a year that was not generally declared as a vintage.

95 Points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

The 1957 Colheita Tawny Port was seen before, but it's worth revisiting in the USA, since it's a great wine. This is also the new 2015 bottling. It has 127 grams per liter of residual sugar. It is stunning how youthful this is. Lush and rich on opening, it has mature flavors that emerge, easily demonstrating the complexity and concentrated aromatics one expects. Gripping on the finish, this delivers fruit flavor and seems to linger indefinitely. When I first saw this, it was tasted next to even more brilliant Colheitas and a bit overshadowed. On its own, it is even more stunning. It was pretty fine next to some other greats here as well.