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Rainy Day Fine Tawny Port- I began adding to the solera with the 1989 vintage, laying down a total of seven barrels including the original two barrels (or what was left of them) from '82. The predominant port added that year was Cabernet, but there was also some Lembereger, Merlot, and some odds and ends of previous table wines that fit in well. The Solera now has three tiers, with a total of 15 and 1/2 barrels. Rainy Day is bottled the first week of November each year. All 7-1/2 barrels from the oldest tier are blended, the equivalent of two barrels (about 50 cases) are then drawn off and bottled. An equivalent of two barrels from the second tier are then used to replenish tier 1 and so on. This solera method of blending and aging gives the wine a consistent quality each year as no one wine influences the flavors or the final product. Rainy Day is very smooth and complex with a distinct nutty quality, some chocolate and cherry overtones and of course a tawny color derived from long barrel aging- it's a little drier that our other ports and is excellent just sipping on it's own, maybe with some walnuts and cheese.
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