What is you current favorite LBV Port?
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What is you current favorite LBV Port?
Not all time, just the one you have had recently which really won you over to buy more or the likelihood of buying at least another bottle or more?
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2003 Quevedo LBV
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1995 Smith Woodhouse LBV, wonderful stuff.
Coming in a close 2nd is 2000 Warres
Coming in a close 2nd is 2000 Warres
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The 2003 Taylor is still going strong for me, though it's getting harder to find.
If I could find more of the 1995 Smith Woodhouse I'd buy more, but I haven't been able to find it anywhere lately.
If I could find more of the 1995 Smith Woodhouse I'd buy more, but I haven't been able to find it anywhere lately.
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+1.Andy Velebil wrote:2003 Quevedo LBV
I wasn't as gaga over the 2003 Taylor as most people around here. Across years I've mostly bought Dow.
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2000 Warre's or 2003 Q.d. Noval
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Ditto here, a couple of months ago it was everywhere, now I cannot find. Happy I've got a couple left!!Glenn E. » Wed Dec 07, 2011 8:47 am
.........If I could find more of the 1995 Smith Woodhouse I'd buy more, but I haven't been able to find it anywhere lately.
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I drank a 2003 Graham LBV recently that made me happy I have some 12 more bottles in the closet. I'm not planning to buy more of this, though, having already done that in response to first tasting a couple years back now.
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Warre (Bottle Matured) 1995 LBV. Excellent wine.
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2005 Andresen LBV
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Current offerings from the UK's best sellers appear better than in the recent past, but given the size of the market, and it's profitability when compared to other port styles; it is surprising that there is no serious critical comparison of the different brands each year..
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I don't get to see that many in this part of the world so while I'm drinking mostly Taylors 04 due to pricing and availability, the Dow's 04 has probably been my favorite
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That's a good one, as is 2005 Dow LBV.Marc J. wrote:2005 Andresen LBV
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Hurry up and grab the remaining 2005 LBV bottlings before they're replaced. I just found a 2007 Quinta Vale D. Maria LBV and when I typically see one, the market then becomes flooded with the next fine vintage in due course.
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Roy,
Have you tasted the Taylor 2005 LBV?
I noticed today that Costco in the UK have tons of it at under £10 per bottle
Derek
Have you tasted the Taylor 2005 LBV?
I noticed today that Costco in the UK have tons of it at under £10 per bottle
Derek
Re: What is you current favorite LBV Port?
Yes sir. I first reported on it here:
http://www.fortheloveofport.com/port/lb ... ntage-port
I hope you will enjoy the read.
http://www.fortheloveofport.com/port/lb ... ntage-port
I hope you will enjoy the read.
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Thanks, Roy!
I missed that article first time around and will go back and read it all over the holidays.
A quick skim through it made me notice a nice reference to a Dow 1960 LBV. You might not have remembered but that was the first bottle of port you and I ever shared
Derek
I missed that article first time around and will go back and read it all over the holidays.
A quick skim through it made me notice a nice reference to a Dow 1960 LBV. You might not have remembered but that was the first bottle of port you and I ever shared
Derek
Re: What is you current favorite LBV Port?
Thank you for that reminder, Derek. A fine bottle with which to begin our friendship. I hope it showed well!?!?!?
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Actually, it was a 1961, not a 1960
Here are the notes:
http://www.fortheloveofport.com/tndb/se ... ine_id=739
http://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopfo ... f=12&t=400
Here are the notes:
http://www.fortheloveofport.com/tndb/se ... ine_id=739
http://www.fortheloveofport.com/ftlopfo ... f=12&t=400
Re: What is you current favorite LBV Port?
My current favourite LBV is the Croft 2004 sold in the UK in half bottles. It's my favourite because I enthusiasticly bought lots when the price was slashed and it's now turned into a really tasty and balanced treat that is just showing signs of balance and maturity.
In an ideal world, I'd be drinking Traditional LBV from the '70s and '80s, but these don't turn up very often.
In an ideal world, I'd be drinking Traditional LBV from the '70s and '80s, but these don't turn up very often.
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