Massandra Pedro Ximenez Port 1950

Category:
 
Fortified Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Port Wines
Producer:
 
Massandra
Label Name:
 
Pedro Ximenez Port
Vintage:
 
1950
Country:
 
Ukraine
Region:
 
Massandra / Yalta, Crimean Peninsula
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
15%
Grape(s):
 
Pedro Ximenez
Acidity:
 
2
Sweetness:
 
5
Body:
 
5
Length:
 
5
Aroma Intensity:
 
5
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
g. Specific bottle scarcity makes formal critic scores rare; often highly prized at auctions

Tasting Note
Very dark, viscous sweetness of raisins, figs, molasses, and dark chocolate; notes of roasted nuts, coffee and orange peel. Ultra-rich, syrupy texture with vibrant acidity and a very long rancio finish.

Food Pairing
Blue cheese or Stilton, dark chocolate desserts, crème brûlée, walnut cake; foie gras terrine, roasted chestnuts. Asian: mooncake, baklava-style pastries, Chinese red-braised pork, Thai mango sticky rice, or matcha desserts.

Production Method
Grapes sun‑dried (asoleo) to concentrate sugars, partially fermented then fortified and aged oxidatively for decades in Massandra's oak cellars (solera-like long ageing).

Vineyard Info
Massandra winery founded 1894 by Prince Lev Golitsyn; famed for historic cellars and extensive enoteca of old fortified wines preserved through 20th century upheavals.