Late Bottled Vintage Porto 2020
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Portugal / Douro Valley Porto
Taylor Fladgate pioneered the Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) style, offering a high-quality Port that is aged longer in cask and ready to drink upon release. The 2020 LBV is crafted from a selection of the finest full-bodied Ports sourced from Taylor Fladgate’s estate vineyards and leading properties across the Cima Corgo and Douro Superior.
92 Points
Wine Spectator
2020 vintage
Harvest Note
The 2020 growing season produced exceptionally low yields due to extreme weather, with conditions that resulted in unusually high sugar levels. Early budburst, record July heat, adequate winter and spring rainfall, and a small August rain event accelerated ripening, leading to an early harvest with rapidly maturing grapes.
Tasting Note
Deep purple with a ruby rim, this wine offers layered aromas of wild berries, plum, floral notes, and licorice. The palate is rich yet refined, with firm linear tannins, vibrant dark fruit flavors, and a long, elegant finish.
Technical Data
GRAPES: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinto Cão, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca
APPELLATION: Douro Valley
PH: 3.66
ACIDITY: 4.60 g/L
ABV: 19%
RESIDUAL SUGAR: 100 g/L
Unique Selling Points
- A late bottled vintage Porto from the inventor of the category
- Matured for years in casks, to integrate flavors and create smooth tannins
- Similar characteristics of vintage Porto with less time required for bottle aging
- Ready to drink when bottled
“As the inventors of the late bottled vintage category, I believe it is important for us to set very high standards for this excellent Port.”
Adrian Bridge, CEO
About the Grape
Tinta Amarela
Tinta Amarela makes wines with intensely perfumed aromas of blackberry and tea, bold structure, deep color and excellent depth.
Tinta Barroca
Used to make Port wines, this high yielding grape has very high sugar content, which makes wines with pronounced floral character, good structure and firm, ripe tannins.
Tinta Cão
This grape has blackberry, game and meaty aromas, and contributes longevity and exceptional elegance to the blend of Port wines.
Tinta Roriz
Tinta Roriz produces deep-colored grapes of moderate acidity which make bold wines with firm tannins, excellent complexity and distinctive resin-like fragrance.
Touriga Franca
This grape has high tannins and is very aromatic; it lends structure and balance to Port wines. It shows intense fresh red fruit, earth and flower aromas, and is very fruity on the palate.
Touriga Nacional
Touriga Nacional produces wine with finesse, body and warmth that is dark, concentrated, massively tannic and aromatic. It ages to show the complex aromas typically found in mature vintage port.
