Opaque deep purple color. On the nose showing great purity of fruit, with excellent aromas of blueberries and some lifted citrus notes of bergamot. On the palate medium bodied with complex flavors of dark fruits, which favor elegance over power. A backbone of refreshing acidity gives balance and fine-grained polished tannins lead to a persistent and slightly drier finish of great finesse.
Reviews
Smoky and a little charry in its scent, this wine’s black fruit is juicy and clean. Nacho Monclús of NYC’s Despaña described it as having “refined concentration,” which might describe Cockburn’s house style up to the 1950s and ’60s, which were neither big, nor heavy, but firm evocations of the Douro schist. This is softer, as modern Ports tend to be, warm and charming.