Palmer Port, 2014

White Port
75cl Bottle
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Description and Reviews:
Palmer White Port 2014 (Douro, Portugal)

A youthful, vintage-dated White Port that marries bright orchard-fruit purity with the first shades of cask-aged complexity. Palmer 2014 opens with orange blossom and lemon peel over white peach and golden apple, threaded by acacia honey and a whisper of vanilla and blanched almond. In the glass it shows a luminous deep gold, clear and viscous.

The palate is medium-sweet and poised, carried by lively, mouth-watering acidity. Citrus oils and stone-fruit—peach and apricot—sit at the core, layered with honeyed nougat and gentle baking spice from time in old oak. A subtle saline snap keeps the wine precise and refreshing, leading to a long, tapering finish of orange zest, almond cream and a light cedar echo.

Serve well-chilled (10–12 °C) in a white-wine glass. It’s effortless as an aperitif and shines in a Portonic (equal parts Palmer White Port and quality tonic over ice with a citrus twist). Pair with salted almonds and olives, prawns with aioli, goat’s cheese tart or smoked trout; for dessert, think lemon tart, almond cake or pastéis de nata.

At its best now for youthful vibrancy, the 2014 will gather more nutty depth over the next five to eight years. Once opened, it remains fresh for three to four weeks if re-stoppered and refrigerated. Palmer is a premium label of Barão de Vilar – Van Zeller, one of the Douro’s historic families renowned for deep lodge reserves and classically balanced Ports.