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| LBV PORT 2011 DOP |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
QUINTA DO PORTAL |
| Extremely deep intense purple colour. Very sweet, black cherry jam nose with lots of caramel notes. Very sweet, medium bodied, well structured, very spicy, jammy black cherry flavours with a lingering, gently cedary, caramel-driven finish. This 20% alcohol blend of 35% Touriga Nacional, 35% Tinta Roriz and 30% Touriga Franca, bottled in 2015 with lot number L6986 15514 on the capsule. It has 96 g/L residual sugar. TONY ASPLER / 88.5-points / TRY - A cedary nose of black fruits; full-bodied, sweet blackberry flavour with herbal notes; firmly structured. Has 20% alcohol with lot number L6022 on the capsule. A REPEAT of the 2011 (**/**+) was released on December 10, 2016 at $24.95. |
CSPC |
473041 |
| Type |
Fortified Wine - Port |
| Agent |
Sch Age |
| Country |
Portugal |
| Region |
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| Rating |
**+(89 points)
Bright, Very Sweet, Black Cherry |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
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| TASTING NOTE: The 2011 Late Bottled Vintage Port is a blend of 35% Touriga Nacional, 35% Tinta Roriz and 30% Touriga Franca, bottled in 2015. It comes in at 108 grams per liter of residual sugar and was bottled with a long cork. This has big fruit and big flavor and a nuanced finish with plums, rhubarb and herbs. (It reminded me a bit of a recent Auru.) There's a hint of a high-toned note, but it folds into the whole readily and disappears. The tannins are there, too, but well integrated. Add nice concentration in the mid-palate and this LBV is built to age and develop. With some of the more traditionally-styled LBVs in this report, they all have certain bragging rights. This stood out for its intensity off-flavor. It is always sensationally delicious, and not just in a sweet and sloppy fashion. Like most top-flight LBVs, this actually showed better the next day when its flavors were far more evolved and expressive. Yes, you can drink it right now, but if you treat it with some respect, you will have more rewards in a few years. It doesn't have to be held like a true Vintage Port -- it doesn't have as much power and it is further along--but it will certainly be better in five years than it is today. Score - 93 (Mark Squires, robertparker.com, Dec. 2015) |
Price |
$ 31.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - December 9, 2017 |
| Cases bought |
249 (12 bottles per case) |
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Score:
- Not Presented * Below Average
*+ OK
** Good
**+ Excellent
*** Outstanding
***+ Exceptional
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