Andresen – Colheita 1968 – Porto

(Bottled in 2015) The nose is powerful, fruity and offers freshness and a certain complexity. It reveals notes of apple and fine notes of marmalade, lemon associated with discreet notes of hazelnut, dried fruits as well as a hint of tobacco and a discreet hint of chocolate. The palate is fruity, racy, elegant, complex, relatively rich, relatively powerful and offers a beautiful minerality, a good volume, a nice acid frame, a nice roundness and a nice balance. On the palate this wine expresses notes of lemon, marmalade, oak and fine notes of dried fruit associated with hints of dry apricot, discreet notes of hazelnut as well as a hint of walnuts, tobacco, chocolate and caramel. Tannins are fine and integrated. Good length. The finish is suave.