2020 · Late Bottled Vintage Port
Andresen
Dessert Red · Porto, Portugal
Fortified
Sweet · Bold structured · Fruit-forward · Dessert · Classic
Technical details
Vinification & maturation
Foot-trodden granite lagaresNo destemmingTwo-day pre-fermentationTwo-day fermentationBrandy at 8 °BauméLarge old-oak barrelsFive-year maturation
Grapes
Touriga FrancaTinta RorizTinta Barroca
Producer
Andresen
Portugal
Founded in the 19th century by a Danish Port enthusiast, Andresen remains a family-owned estate in Portugal’s Douro. The house produces a broad range of Port styles, including Vintage, Tawny, Ruby and Late-Bottled Vintage. Its approach combines sustainable, manually managed vineyard work with a focus on terroir, although no formal organic or biodynamic certification is mentioned. Traditional winemaking includes foot-treading in stone lagares and stopping fermentation with grape spirit, using indigenous Douro varieties such as Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela and Tinta Barroca.