Tinta Barroca

**Tinta Barroca** is a red grape from the Douro Valley in northern Portugal, one of the traditional varieties used in Port and Douro red blends, prized for its productivity and deep colour. **In the glass** — it delivers dark, jammy berry fruit and a soft, fleshy texture, with relatively low acidity and gentle tannins that add sweetness and body to a blend rather than structure. **Where it grows** — it is grown chiefly in the Douro and Trás-os-Montes, where it is often planted on cooler, higher or north-facing sites because it can struggle in extreme heat. Small plantings exist in South Africa. It is almost always blended alongside grapes such as Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca. **At the table** — its blended reds suit grilled meats, sausages and rich stews. **Cellaring** — it lends early-drinking generosity, and contributes to Ports built to age over the long term.

Wines

• 10 Year Old Tawny Port — Taylor Fladgate
• 10 Year Old Tawny Port — Cockburn's
• 10 Years Old Aged Tawny Porto — Maynard's
• 10 Years Old Tawny Port — Sociedade Agricola Quinta do Javali, Lda
• Barca Velha — Ferreira (Sogrape)
• Churchill's Vintage Port Quinta da Agua Alta — Churchill Graham Lda
• Colheita — Dow's
• Dalva Distinctive Colheita Porto — C. da Silva
• Dow's 20 Year Old Tawny Porto — Dow's (Silva & Cosens)
• Fabelhaft Tinto — Niepoort
• Feuerheerd — Feuerheerd
• Fine Tawny Port — Dow's
• Fonseca Bin No. 27 Finest Reserve — Fonseca Guimaraens
• Glassport — Niepoort
• Graham's 30 Year Old Tawny Porto — W. & J. Graham's
• Graham's Six Grapes Reserve Port — W. & J. Graham's
• Grande Reserva — Quinta do Crasto
• Kalmoesfontein Red Blend — Badenhorst Family Wines
• Late Bottled Vintage Port — W. & J. Graham's
• Late Bottled Vintage Port — Cockburn's