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1994 Warre LBV
Posted: 23:13 Thu 12 Mar 2015
by Alex Bridgeman
Traditional LBV, bottled 1998. Deep red, opaque; still quite youthful. A lovely nose of soft blackcurrant and roasted hazelnuts, a delicious smell. Full bodied and fruity on the palate, with a vibrant acidity that keeps the fruit focused and concentrated. Still surprisingly primary fruit and with a generous dose of coffee-flavoured tannins. A great mouthful of flavour. The acidity shows again on the aftertaste and really makes the mouth water before giving way to a long, black chocolate and bitter-sweet blackcurrants. Very flavoursome and very fine port, medium weight but full-bodied and extremely tasty! 92/100. Drunk 06-Mar-15. Pop 'n' Pour.
Re: 1994 Warre LBV
Posted: 23:32 Thu 12 Mar 2015
by AW77
AHB wrote: medium weight but full-bodied
A very fine tasting note that makes you want to have a glass too. One question though: isn't "medium weight but full-bodied" a contradiction?
Re: 1994 Warre LBV
Posted: 13:36 Fri 13 Mar 2015
by John M
Nice Note---even better because I just acquired 3 bottles of this!
Re: 1994 Warre LBV
Posted: 00:58 Sat 14 Mar 2015
by Alex Bridgeman
AW77 wrote:AHB wrote: medium weight but full-bodied
A very fine tasting note that makes you want to have a glass too. One question though: isn't "medium weight but full-bodied" a contradiction?
What I was trying to convey was that there was plenty of texture and physical density (the medium weight reference) but that there was also lots of extraction of fruit and burly flavours (full-bodied). It was a slightly odd combination, but one which worked very well.