Burmester 40 Years Old Tawny is a blend made from old Tawny Ports of Burmester House (founded in 1750). A wine of an exceptional quality, it is obtained by the location of several harvests, in order to acquire a complementarity of organoleptic characteristics typical of this style aged tawny. This fortified wine matures in wood for variable periods of time in which the age mentioned on the label corresponds to the approximated average of the different wines age on the lot, expressing the character of the wine in what concerns the characteristics conferred by the ageing in oak casks.
- Producer: Sogevinus Fine Wines.
- Brand: Burmester.
- Country of origin: Portugal.
- Region: Douro.
- Grapes: traditional grapes from Douro region.
- Alcohol % by volume: 20.
- Awards and ratings: Fortified Masters 2013 - gold medal, International Wine Challenge: silver medal, International Wine and Spirits Competition: silver medal, Concours Mondiale Bruxelles - silver medal and Wine Magazine (Portugal) - excellency.