2004 Offley LBV Port
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 9:11 pm
Unfiltered and a driven cork was used.
Been slowly sipping on this the past few days and it's put on some nice body weight in that time. Still very youthful and full of black berries and a surprising amount of tannins for an LBV. While I have enjoyed this bottle, it is still a little rough around the edges and needs a couple of years to start to mellow out and integrate better. A trait to look for in something worthy of aging. Considering I found this for about $16 I think it would make a nice case buy for earlier to mid-term drinking while your VP's mature. I feel this will continue to improve over the next 8-12 years. 89-90 points
10/22/09
Been slowly sipping on this the past few days and it's put on some nice body weight in that time. Still very youthful and full of black berries and a surprising amount of tannins for an LBV. While I have enjoyed this bottle, it is still a little rough around the edges and needs a couple of years to start to mellow out and integrate better. A trait to look for in something worthy of aging. Considering I found this for about $16 I think it would make a nice case buy for earlier to mid-term drinking while your VP's mature. I feel this will continue to improve over the next 8-12 years. 89-90 points
10/22/09