Fernando Pessoa Belletrist Tawny Porto Porto

Description

A quality Tawny Port that pays tribute to Portuguese writer Fernando Pessoa. With a warm, mellow body, its aroma of red‑fruit compote is nicely balanced with wood and hints of vanilla. Harmonious and persistent. This Port is a limited edition that includes a numbered A3 screen‑printed sheet, with only 1,000 units, signed by artist Herculano da Costa – painter, journalist and film actor who appeared in films by António‑Pedro Vasconcelos. The original artwork is an acrylic painting, “Fernando Pessoa – The Portuguese Diaspora,” which was part of the set of the film KM 224. Until around 1756, the production of “embarque wines,” as Port wines were then called, followed the so‑called “old process” of vinification. Fortification, always in small volume, only took place after fermentation was finished, producing dry wines. In 1820, the modern fortification process emerged, deliberately halting alcoholic fermentation, resulting in sweet wines. This method only became widespread in 1852, when Port wines began to resemble their current form. Thus, Port wine is a fortified wine produced in the Demarcated Region of the Douro under peculiar conditions derived from natural and human factors. The production process, based on tradition, includes stopping must fermentation by adding wine brandy, bottling the wines, and subsequent ageing. Port wines are divided into different categories depending on the type of ageing, ranging from Ruby, Tawny, White, and Rosé styles. The bottling year may not match the image presented. (image purely illustrative)