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1995 Smith Woodhouse LBV (unfiltered)

Posted: 03:01 Fri 05 Oct 2007
by Frederick Blais
One of those bilingual tasting notes :wink:

Garnet color with tawny edges, the nose is expressive on tobacco, red licorice, dried figs and red fruit presence dominated by ripe plums. On the palate, the tannins have melted, the flavours are similar to the nose with more intensity from the plums. The finish is acceptable from this category of Port, slightly alcoholic though. 16.5/20 Excellent LBV


Très beau nez, sur les note de réglisse,tabac, figues et un fruit dominé par la prune. En bouche, le vin est souple, les tannins sont fondus, les saveurs sont similaires au nez avec une présence de prune plus intense. La finale est de bonne longueur pour le type de Porto, légère touche d'alcool. 16.5/20 Un excellent LBV

Posted: 07:45 Fri 05 Oct 2007
by Alex Bridgeman
Fred

Is this an unfiltered style of LBV? Do you think it will continue to improve with more time in the bottle?

Alex

Posted: 14:33 Fri 05 Oct 2007
by Frederick Blais
Yes it is an unfiltered LBV. For me it is a mature LBV at its peak, just like I like them. For my palate I don't think it will improve much, I'd drink my bottles over the next 5 years(max) if I had some more.