Burmester 20 Year Old Tawny Porto (750ml) *

Twenty years in cask does distinctive things to Port, concentrating and softening it into something quite unlike the ruby style, and this aged tawny from Burmester spends that time in the Douro slowly oxidizing toward a nutty, mellow character. Tawny Ports carrying an age indication are blended to an average, meaning the 20 Year designation reflects the average age of the wines in the mix, and at two decades that balance tends toward dried fruit, caramel, and a warm, gentle sweetness rather than sheer power.