TAYLOR’S LATE BOTTLED VINTAGE PORT

Taylor’s Late Bottled Vintage Port

Deep ruby colour. The elegant and stylish nose combines fresh, intense blackcurrant and cherry aromas with subtle notes of liquorice and spice. On the palate the rich and concentrated black fruit flavour is supported by firm but well integrated tannins. True to the Taylor’s style the wine shows great balance and finesse.

VARIETIES: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca, Tinta Cão
REGION: Portugal / Porto / Douro Valley
AGEING: fully matured in seasoned oak casks each holding about 630 litres of wine
GUARDING POTENTIAL: 10 years ±, should be kept upright, protected from light and at a cool and constant temperature
SERVE: Served slightly chilled, between 12ºC – 16ºC, Ready to drink. Does not require decanting
FITS TO: An excellent match for a goat’s milk cheese such as a fresh Valençay or a Sainte-Maure

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LBV – Late Bottled Vintage | Range | Taylor’s Port

Late Bottled Vintage, or LBV, is the most popular premium Port style in both England and Canada, representing one in five purchases of Port in the UK and over a quarter of all Port enjoyed by Canadians.

Vintage Port and LBV both present a selection of very fine full bodied red ports from a single year. The fundamental difference between the two styles lies in the way each is matured. Vintage Port is kept in wood for only twenty months or so before being transferred to the bottle where it will continue to age. Late Bottled Vintage, as the name suggests, is bottled later, remaining in wood between four and six years. During this relatively long period of wood ageing, an LBV matures and settles down –  it is ready to drink when bottled, does not need to be decanted and can be served by the glass for several weeks after the cork is drawn.

LBV was developed as a high quality but more affordable and immediately drinkable alternative to Vintage port to be enjoyed by the glass on everyday occasions. It was first launched in 1970 by Taylor’s current Chairman, Alistair Robertson, with the Late Bottled Vintage 1965.

Although many other houses now offer this wonderful style of wine, Taylor’s LBV – the original Late Bottled Vintage – remains the benchmark in the category; the first choice of the knowledgeable Port drinker.