Osborne Port is the Portuguese Port wine line of Spain's Grupo Osborne. The group was founded in 1772 by Thomas Osborne in El Puerto de Santa María. An independent specialist source dates the company's entry into Port to 1967. Grapes come from the Douro and ageing takes place in Vila Nova de Gaia.
| Item | Information |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Grupo Osborne |
| Group founded | 1772 |
| Port activity | since 1967 according to Vinoble |
| Region | Douro |
| Ageing | Vila Nova de Gaia |
| Port styles | White, Ruby, Tawny, 10 Years, 20 Years, LBV, Vintage |
| Website | https://www.osborne.de/weine/portwein/ |
Grupo Osborne originated in El Puerto de Santa María in 1772. Its Port activity is much younger and is dated to 1967 by a specialist source. Osborne today describes grapes from the Douro and ageing in Vila Nova de Gaia.
Osborne does not identify one core estate for the Port line. For red Ports the producer names Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Amarela and Tinta Barroca; for White Port it names Malvasia Fina, Códega and Rabigato among others. Fermentation is stopped by adding grape spirit, followed by ageing according to style.
The officially documented highlight is the 10 Years Old Tawny, aged for ten years in roughly 550-litre American-oak Port pipes. Additional specialist sources list White, Ruby, Tawny, 20 Years Tawny, LBV and Vintage.
Osborne Port combines Douro Port tradition with a Spanish family company historically associated especially with Sherry and Brandy. The date 1967 for its entry into Port comes from a secondary source and is therefore presented cautiously.