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| 1963 Graham Vintage Port
Portugal   
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Product Notes:
This wine has medium-deep, slightly plummy, maturing nicely; sweet, rich, compact, slightly chocolately bouquet...fairly full-bodied, chunky fruit, rich yet lissom, great power and penetration. 'This is a monumental wine with a great balance of fruit and tannin. Medium ruby with a garnet edge, enticing nose of bitter chocolate and plums, full-bodied, with chocolate and raspberry flavors, medium tannins and a very long finish.
This is a wonderful rare wine which is only available in limited quantities . Usually there are no more than a few bottles in stock and may sell out quickly. We will contact you immediately if this item become unavailable or if we have any problems fulfilling your order.
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 About Estate:
Vintage Ports are only made on very exceptional years (usually three or four times in a decade). The principal determining factor is the weather in the vineyards which must be ideal throughout the viticultural season and subsequently during the harvest. Only a few exceptional vineyards in the Upper Douro region produce wines of sufficient body and style to make a true Vintage Port. After the harvest, wines of Vintage potential are put into oak barrels called 'pipes'. Some eighteen months later a careful and painstaking series of tastings is held to judge exactly which wines of different vineyards merit inclusion in the final blend. If the ideal blend is achieved, the wine is then bottled without any filtration whatsoever approximately 24 months after the original harvest. Vintage Port must then be matured for some ten to twenty years in cool dark cellars as it gradually achieves the outstanding style of a great wine. The bottles should always be stored lying down. Vintage Ports deposit a heavy sediment or 'crust' in the bottle while maturing and must be decanted prior to serving.
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Food Pairing:
Port is fortified wine from the Douro Valley, Portugal. The term "port" can only refer to these wines, much like French regions lay claim to certain titles. Being fortified, port is high in alcohol and is normally drunk from small glasses, in sips. Port should be served around 65 degrees, and the glass should only be half filled.
A sweet wine, Port is normally consumed after dinner. Served in a cordial glass, it is sipped, rather than drunk, from a wine glass. Sipping slows down the assimilation of alcohol into the bloodstream. What about serving food with Port after dinner? The richness of the wine is enhanced by serving nuts, dried fruit, and cheese. Chocolate is a double-barreled favorite, but notice that dark chocolate is a better match than sweet milk chocolate.
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About Varietal:
Port wine is a sweet fortified wine from Portugal. Although many port-style wines are made around the world, the strict usage of the terms Port or Porto refer only to wines produced in Portugal. Vintage Port wine is typically aged in a barrel for more than a year. After which, it is bottled and very often aged for ten or more additional years.
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Recipe:
Peppered Ahi Tuna with Oyster Mushrooms and Port Wine Recipe
Ingredients:
4 five-ounce portions sushi grade Ahi tuna
2 tablespoons crushed black peppercorns
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 pound oyster mushrooms, sliced
2 ounces leeks, sliced
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
2 teaspoons chopped shallots
2 cups Port wine
2 tablespoons sweet butter
2 large Russet potatoes, peeled
3 ounces sweet butter
4 to 6 ounces milk
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions:
First, prepare mushrooms by heating clarified butter in a medium saute pan. Add leeks and saute until lightly translucent. Add mushrooms, shallots and garlic, and saute until tender. Deglaze the pan with Port wine and finish with two tablespoons butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Now, prepare potatoes. Place potatoes in cold water to cover and bring to a boil. Cook until tender, strain and push through a ricer or food mill. Stir in hot milk and butter and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Finally, cook tuna and assemble the dish. To cook the fish, heat a non-stick pan over high heat. Add one tablespoon oil. Lightly coat tuna with crushed peppercorns. Sear Ahi tuna until rare (about one-and-a-half minutes on each side). Serve with mashed potatoes and top with Port wine/mushroom mixture.
Yield: 4 ervings
Credits
Recipe from: Bidwell Street Bistro, Folsom, California, USA.
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| Local (ground) delivery cost
Two Bottles: $11.99 (7 lbs)
Four Bottles: $14.99 (14 lbs)
Six Bottles: $21.99 (20 lbs)
Twelve Bottles: $31.99 (36 lbs)
Gift Basket with two Bottles:
$18.99 (12 lbs)
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