Fonseca Siroco Extra Dry White Port 750ml

Siroco is the white Port that Fonseca says it is best known for. The house introduced it in the 1950s and named it after the Siroco, the wind that blows from North Africa across the Mediterranean.

It's made mainly from Malvasia Fina, with Gouveio, Viosinho, Rabigato and Arinto, grown in cooler, higher vineyards in the Douro. Fermentation runs longer than for other Ports before the wine is fortified, which gives it a crisp, dry finish, and it's aged in small oak vats. It's 20% alcohol.

Fonseca's tech sheet describes a pale straw color, ripe fruit, delicate acidity and elegant notes of wood aging, with a full, fruity palate and a crisp, lingering finish.

Against Fonseca Bin 27, Siroco is a dry white Port for before dinner; for an aperitif or a Port and tonic, choose Siroco.

Fonseca suggests serving it chilled at 6 to 10°C as an aperitif with salted almonds or olives, or pouring it over ice, topping it with tonic and adding mint. Fonseca says it is best within a month of opening.

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