Description
Winemaker Notes
Deep red color with dense violet tones. Intense and elegant aromas dominated by ripe black fruits such as blackberries, prune and cassis alongside aromas of rock-rose, resin and cedar. Tertiary aromas from its age and maturity contribute to its aromatic complexity. Full-bodied with great structure, well balanced acidity, with firm, ripe and well integrated tannins.
Blend: 40% Touriga Nacional, 40% Touriga Franca, 10% Tinto Cão, 10% Sousão
Professional Ratings
93 Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate
The 2018 Late Bottled Vintage Port, a traditional LBV (unfiltered and closed with a long cork), is a field blend from very old vines (100 years or so) of mostly Touriga Nacional and Touriga Franca (about 80% of the blend). It was bottled in May 2022 after 24 months in old pipas, then in stainless steel thereafter, and comes in with 110 grams per liter of residual sugar. There is no Vintage Port this year. This is all there is, and it is a pretty good imitation. A little sweet around the edges, this is also powerful and concentrated, the Vintage Port in disguise. Beautifully done, this is a serious LBV that busts through a lot of what the category delivers. There’s quite a finish too, long and intense. It could use a little cellaring and it will age well.
92 James Suckling
A Port with ripe aromas of prunes and tar with charcoal undertones. The palate is chewy and plush, with massive concentration and integrated sweetness. This still needs at least four years to soften.
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