Warre's - Late Bottled Vintage Port 2010
Warre's Description
The Warre’s 2010 Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) was matured in wood up to four years after which it was bottled in 2014 without any fining or filtering. It was then aged in bottle for another eight years in the Warre’s lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia prior to being offered for sale. It is usual for Warre’s LBVs to continue ageing in bottle in the Warre’s lodge for a longer period than required, i.e. 4 years in bottle, after four years in wood. This prolonged ageing, first in wood and then in bottle is key to the development of the sumptuous nose and flavours that lend this Port a style and complexity akin to that of Vintage Port. Most LBV Ports produced today are matured exclusively in wood and filtered before bottling and placed on the market without any bottle ageing. Warre’s traditional method of maturation, marrying both wood and bottleageing, combined with its concentration and deep complexity, distinguishes it from most other LBVs currently available.
Remarkably youthful, inky red-black colour. Bright, intense aromas of liquorice and blackberry with some traces of mint Vigorous on the palate, with compact and concentrated black fruit flavours, coatedwith peppery tannins. A streak of acidity provides balance and taut muscularity. The long aftertaste unlocks notes of black chocolate, black tea and hints of tobacco. Bags of life ahead of it, will probably peak around 2030 and still keep going after that. Symington tasting room, Spring 2024
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