How to Buy a Late Bottled Vintage Port
Buy late bottled vintage port when you want a port wine that is similar in character and flavor to a vintage port. Late bottled vintage port is a rich and full-bodied port wine bursting with ripe plum fruit flavors and a honey and vanilla nose. It is an alternative to the more expensive vintage ports. Does this Spark an idea?
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Decide how much you are willing to spend. Late bottled vintage ports range widely in price and can be purchased from anywhere between $15 per bottle to more $200 a bottle.
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Know that late bottled vintage port wines are made from grapes grown in a single year and aged for an additional four to six years in wood before bottling. The extra time spent in wood casks allows this port to mature more quickly.
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Identify "traditional" late bottled vintage port. Bottles with the label "Traditional" or "Tradicional" are late bottled vintage ports that have not been filtered or fined. Fining is a process in which a chemical is added to clarify the wine.
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Recognize "Modern" late bottled vintage port. Bottles that bear "Modern" on the label have been filtered and fined. It is not necessary to decant modern late bottled vintage ports.
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Discover how late bottled vintage port compares with vintage port. Vintage and late bottled vintage ports are similar in flavor and bouquet. Due to its additional aging,late bottle vintage port is more smooth and less tannic than vintage port.
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Tips & Warnings
Late bottled vintage port wine flavors and characteristics will not develop with further aging. This port is ready to drink when bottled.
Try Fonseca Late Bottled Vintage port for an inexpensive (around $20 per bottle) introduction to Late Bottled Vintage port.
Visit a wine merchant and to find out what Late Bottled Vintage ports he recommends.
Check the label. More often than not, Late Bottled Vintage ports are simply labeled LBV.
Decanting is a must for traditional late bottled vintage ports to prevent sediment from reaching the wine glass.
Stay on the low end of the price spectrum if you are just beginning to explore port.
