Taylor’s LBV 2017 Port

Vintage Port and LBV consist of a selection of full-bodied, excellent quality red Ports from a single year. The fundamental difference between the two styles lies in the way in which each is staged. Vintage Port is aged in wood for only about 20 months, then transferred to the bottle where it will continue to age. Late Bottled Vintage, as the English name suggests, is bottled later, remaining in wood for four to six years. During this relatively long period of aging in wood, an LBV matures and ’rounds up’. It is ready to drink immediately after bottling, does not need to be decanted and can be consumed several weeks after opening the bottle. LBV was developed as a high quality alternative to Vintage Port. The idea was to create a more accessible wine for immediate consumption, which could be drunk on a daily basis without having to consume the entire bottle immediately. It was created in 1970 by the current president of Taylor’s, Alistair Robertson. Although many other houses now offer this wonderful style of wine, Taylor’s LBV – the original Late Bottled Vintage – remains the reference port in this category; the first choice of the connoisseur of Port wine. It has a deep ruby ​​red color. The nose has rich aromas of blackcurrant, strawberry and plum with delicate floral notes. In the mouth, the tannins are firm but well integrated and the intense fruity flavors persist in the long finish. It is a complex and multidimensional wine, with the classic elegance, balance and refinement of Taylor’s.