About this winery

There is a natural affinity between wine and family. Long-term vision and commitment through many generations are essential for the success of a family wine company. A newly planted vineyard takes time to produce great wines and often requires a lifetime’s work to yield best results. The Symington family, with Scottish, English and Portuguese ancestry has been present in the Douro for five generations — since 1882 — and through the current generation’s great grandmother, the family’s...

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Product notes

The pride of every port producer, a great tawny that turns heads and fills glasses is usually appreciated with great solemnity. But we were never ones to bottle things up. We wanted to make a wine that can be the life and soul of the party.

Production notes

This is a barrel-aged tawny port sourced from the finest casks usually destined to produce our 20-year-old tawny ports. Also aged in the Douro for longer than other tawny ports, it is brought down from our vineyards just before the full heat of the summer, and is blended to be expressive, vibrant, and unexpected. Bottled young to preserve a balance between complexity and fruit.

Tasting notes

A fine-textured port with generous aromas of honey, caramel and hint of vanilla. Subtle flavours of red fruit and walnuts make this an elegant and sensual wine. We suggest you serve Tawny Eyes slightly chilled in warm weather with a good soundtrack in the background.