Pacheca Port Tawny 30 anos

This wine has a yellow/orange hue with a marked aroma of caramelised almonds and spices such as cardamom and curry. Smooth on the palate, but very persistent.

The 30 Year Old Tawny Port is a blend of many ports aged in old 550-litre casks over many years in Quinta da Pacheca's new lodge. During ageing the wine loses colour, turning amber/orange.

The Wine Advocate
RP 94

The NV 30 Years Tawny Port is a field blend with 141 grams of residual sugar. It was bottled in January 2022 with a bar-top cork. This Port was reviewed recently, but this bottle is a new lot released a few years later. There are around 8,000 litres in each release.

This seems much fresher than the last one I tasted, letting the drinker focus on the delicious fruit and finish. It seems perfectly balanced, even a little understated for a 30-year-old Tawny. Part of this lot was bought from another producer, but the result is very fine. Compared with the last one I tasted, this new release reflects the style Pacheca wants, the winemaker said. The price refers to a 500-millilitre bottle.