SQLVB

[Eric Menchen]

I've heard much debate about what was the first LBV. Now we have a single quinta LBV from Graham's, so I suspect some sleuth will dig up an earlier version. But this is the first I can recall.

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[Eric Menchen]

https://www.grahams-port.com/wine/late- ... alvedos/74

[Mike J. W.]

Have you seen pricing on it Eric? I assume it'll be at a premium price to most LBV's. My guess is $40 in the U.S.

[Al B.]

Quinta do Noval have occasionally been releasing a single Quinta LBV for some years, alongside the version made with grapes bought in.

Crasto’s LBVs are obviously single Quinta, as are Devesa’a and a host of other, smaller producers with just one property.

But Graham’s have made a nice publicity splash about theirs.

[Eric Ifune]

Filtered or Unfiltered?

[Al B.]

Filtered or Unfiltered?

The Graham’s? Filtered.

[Mike J. W.]

That would be consistent with their regular LBV which has been filtered at least for the past 25 years (or more). Same with the Dow's & Cockburn's. I think the Symington's Warre's is their only unfiltered LBV. Someone with more knowledge, correct me if I'm wrong, please.

[Glenn E.]

That would be consistent with their regular LBV which has been filtered at least for the past 25 years (or more). Same with the Dow's & Cockburn's. I think the Symington's Warre's is their only unfiltered LBV. Someone with more knowledge, correct me if I'm wrong, please.

IIRC Smith Woodhouse is also unfiltered.

[Eric Menchen]

IIRC Smith Woodhouse is also unfiltered.

Yes, it typically has been. I didn't bring it up because I don't think it is an "active" product. We can only hope.

[Mike J. W.]

That would be consistent with their regular LBV which has been filtered at least for the past 25 years (or more). Same with the Dow's & Cockburn's. I think the Symington's Warre's is their only unfiltered LBV. Someone with more knowledge, correct me if I'm wrong, please.

IIRC Smith Woodhouse is also unfiltered.

I completely forgot about them even though I have a handful of their LBV's. Thanks for the catch.

[Andy Velebil]

Grahams LBV is very lightly filtered. It will throw sediment if left long enough.

[Al B.]

That would be consistent with their regular LBV which has been filtered at least for the past 25 years (or more). Same with the Dow's & Cockburn's. I think the Symington's Warre's is their only unfiltered LBV. Someone with more knowledge, correct me if I'm wrong, please.

Slightly confusingly, Warre make both a filtered and an unfiltered/ bottle matured LBV. Both are good, but the bottle matured version is a proper, serious Port which can mature for 20+ years.

[Roy Hersh]

There are dozens of SQLBVs and Alex B. already expressed this admirably. Why this Graham's is anything special, or more than just a nice marketing strategy is anyone's guess. I generally prefer some of the other Symington LBVs, always in the past, Smith Woodhouse, unfiltered, and Dow's which were typically filtered, but on rare occasions released Unfiltered LBVs too.