1995 Warre traditional LBV
One of the scarce few bottles I managed to buy from Asda's crazy £5 sale in April 2007. The other six are safely locked away in a mine in Wiltshire.
Decanted off a disappointingly small amount of fine sediment. Deep red in colour, pretty much opaque in the centre. Smells strongly of blackcurrants and a streak of mint. A little thin in texture in the mouth but full of fruit flavours. Still soft tannins in the wine and with a softly acid structure that complements the fruit nicely. A good, raisiny aftertaste that lasts a long time.
This is a very decent LBV, but is going to be even better in 5-10 years. I need to try and leave the other 6 bottles alone until their 21st birthday. Then they will be exquisite.
2 hours in the decanter. Drunk 2/5/08. 90/100.
1995 Warre LBV (unfiltered)
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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1995 Warre LBV (unfiltered)
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
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I ought to add that (a) the Vesuvio 1990 is next on death row and (b) I did this LBV absolutely no favours by finishing off the last glass of the Graham 1977 before tasting this for the first time.
Alex
Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
But didn't we all agree that Graham's 1977 is absolutely horrid and Jdaw needs to off-load his excess bottles as soon as possibleAHB wrote:I did this LBV absolutely no favours by finishing off the last glass of the Graham 1977 before tasting this for the first time.
Derek
PS: I took exactly the same approach with my WLBV95s - all of which are now in storage and will stay there for 5 to 10 years, some longer than that. Fortunately for me, I have slightly more than 6
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
I’ll part with dozen of my G77s: you are getting them cheap
I’ll part with dozen of my G77s: you are getting them cheaply. (Being apart from one’s port makes it harder to track these things.)
- Alex Bridgeman
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I'm finishing the Warre tonight, and not enjoying it greatly. Odd as it may be for me to say - this is too young to be enjoyable. It seems to be in that awkward place between the youthful, exuberant fruitiness that I enjoy and the refined, elegant maturity that I also enjoy.
I'm glad I drank it, but I shan't open another for at least 5 years.
I'm glad I drank it, but I shan't open another for at least 5 years.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.