Coliseu Colheita Tardia Late Harvest 2014

Coliseu Colheita Tardia 2014 is a Portuguese late harvest wine, made from grapes left on the vine well past the normal harvest so that their sugar concentrates. Unlike Port or Moscatel, a colheita tardia is not fortified: its sweetness comes only from the grapes, which gives a lighter, more delicate dessert wine.

Tasting notes

Late harvest wines are known for aromas of honey, apricot, candied citrus and dried fruit, with sweetness balanced by acidity. With a 2014 vintage, this bottle has had time to develop deeper notes of caramel and marmalade.

Food pairing

Serve it with foie gras or a duck pâté, a blue cheese, a lemon or almond tart, or Portuguese egg sweets such as ovos moles and pão de ló.

About Coliseu

Colheita tardia is a small but growing category in Portugal. This bottle carries the Coliseu label; ask us at the shop and we will gladly tell you more about it.

Good to know

• Serve chilled, at 8-10 °C. Once opened, keeps about a week in the fridge, cork in.
• Late harvest sweet wine, 2014 vintage.
• A good dessert wine to bring to a dinner party.