Cockburn’s produces some of the world’s finest ports ÷ from vine to glass. The grapes for Special Reserve are picked at the peak of ripeness from single varietal vineyards in the best vineyard areas, assuring top quality fruit for the Special Reserve blend. Cockburn’s ferments longer and uses a higher percentage of older wines in the blend to achieve a more complex, less sweet character that is the Cockburn’s signature style.
Port can be classified in two broad categories: wood-aged or bottle-aged. Cockburn’s Fine Tawny and Ruby, Special Reserve, Anno and old Tawny ports are wood aged. These wood aged ports are blended wines from multiple vintages. Cockburn’s uses a higher percentage of older wines than do other port houses in its blends, and refreshes the blends more often with younger wines to enhance complexity and freshness. Wood aged ports are meant to be enjoyed upon release. Cockburn’s Single Quinta and Vintage ports, classified as bottle aged, are aged a short time in wood then bottled, unfiltered, for further aging.
