Alexis Bailly Chocolate Port

Rich, ripe, dense and full, savoury, sweet, long and memorable –such words and praise belong to all Port. With dozens if not hundreds of grape varieties allowed in blending, Port may very well possess the broadest spectrum of fragrance and flavour for any wine. Couple that with sound maturation in cask or bottle and you are sure to enjoy an inimitable wine unique in the entire world; perhaps because the five main varieties are indigenous to Portugal: Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cão, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa, and Touriga Nacional. Aged great lengths in wood, Ports soften to a tawny colour with a caramel quality replete with nuances of nuts, citrus rinds and dried fruits. Those Ports aged in bottle are more opaque, sinuous, and tend to combine the richness of dark, dried fruits with a high toned fragrance of flowers harmonizing with low notes of gingerbread, molasses, anise, spice box, and a finish that lingers to show you even more. Port is a nonpareil that reaches a vinosity in ways no other wine can; enjoy them for the rest of your life –may it be a long one!

Food Pairings

Blue cheeses and walnuts. Chocolate especially bittersweet. Nuts and desserts with nuts or dried fruits.

Where to find this wine

Accounts that have purchased this wine in the previous twelve months are listed below, alphabetically by city. Please call ahead to confirm availability or vintage

Total Wine & More #1601 - Bloomington
Bloomington
952-835-6063

Total Wine & More #1603 - Burnsville
Burnsville
952-835-6063

Lunds & Byerlys - Burnsville
Burnsville
952-892-5600

Total Wine & More #1609 - Coon Rapids
Coon Rapids

Hy-vee - Cottage Grove
Cottage Grove
651-458-7000

Mt Royal Bottle Shoppe
Duluth
218-728-6168

Total Wine & More #1607 - Eagan
Eagan
651-452-0499

Mgm - Eagan
Eagan
651-454-3346

Coborn's - Hastings
Hastings
952-346-1002

House Of Wines & Liquor
Hastings
651-437-3363

Total Wine & More #1605 - Maple Grove
Maple Grove
763-488-3300

Surdyk's
Minneapolis
612-379-3232

Lake Wine & Cheese
Minneapolis
612-242-0073

Liquor Exchange
Minneapolis
269-873-1073

West End Liquor
Red Wing
651-388-9425

Total Wine & More #1602 - Roseville
Roseville
301-795-1000

Total Wine & More #1610 - St Louis Park
Saint Louis Park

Lake Wine Kitchen & Bar - Off
Saint Paul
952-922-8720

Kowalski's Grand Market
Saint Paul
651-698-3366

Total Wine & More #1604 - Woodbury
Woodbury
301-795-1000