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Late Bottled Vintage 2011‹ von
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The Wine Advocate« ist nachfolgende Notiz zum Portwein aus der
D.O.C. Douro erschienen:
„The 2011 Late Bottled Vintage Port is a field blend bottled 2015 after four years in large and old wooden vats. It comes in with 97 grams per liter of residual sugar. After those four years in barrel, it doesn't impress in mid-palate weight or concentration, but it is sunny and very elegant, a wonderfully graceful LBV. It seems precisely focused, the fruit lifted, fresh and penetrating on the palate. Its power emerges slowly but steadily, too, as it becomes more gripping on the finish. It is far more interesting the next day, though, finally showing some complexity and also fleshing out notably in the glass. It needed to show a bit more depth. You can approach this now because it is restrained and beautifully blanaced, but it should hold well and a couple of years in the cellar wouldn't hurt. _It is subtly impressive and built to age. Drink 2016-2040.”
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