Terras do Grifo Colheita Porto 2014
⏳ Drinking Window
2020 - 2030
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roast almond tart, aged Queijo da Serra da Estrela, crème brûlée with orange zest.
✨ Technical Specifications
Terras do Grifo Colheita represents a single-harvest Tawny Port drawn from steep vertical schist terraces in the Douro Superior. Fermentation is arrested midway through skin contact via the addition of neutral grape spirit (aguardente) to preserve residual natural sugars. Following fortification, the wine is transferred to seasoned oak casks (pipas) of approximately 550 to 600 liters, initiating an extended oxidative aging phase that gently polymerizes tannins, precipitates deep pigmentation, and imbues the wine with tertiary complexities of dried fruits and toasted nuts before bottling.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in Bordeaux in 1855 by wine merchant Ostende Rozès, Rozès S.A. represents a historic Franco-Portuguese bridge in the Port trade. Relocated to Vila Nova de Gaia in the early 20th century, the house later expanded directly into the Douro Valley, becoming part of the Vranken-Pommery Monopole portfolio in 1999 alongside Quinta do Grifo and São Pedro das Águias. Helmed for decades by CEO and master winemaker António Saraiva, Rozès manages extensive Class-A vineyard estates spread across the Baixo Corgo, Cima Corgo, and Douro Superior. Here, low-yielding native varieties—including Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, and Tinta Roriz—thrive on dramatically steep schist terraces under severe continental conditions. The house champions a classically concentrated, structured profile achieved through meticulous vinification and extensive maturation in traditional seasoned oak balseiros and pipas. Benchmark bottlings include age-dated Tawny Ports, vintage expressions, and terroir-driven single-harvest cuvées under the Terras do Grifo and Rozès Colheita banners.
🍇 Grapes
Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz
🍷 ABV
20%