After an unproductive day - given the time of year for yours truly.. - I didn't feel I owed myself anything special for the next bottle - especially as I'd had the pleasure of 69yr old and 101yr old colheitas over the weekend (kind courtesy of Roy Hersh)
I didn't expect much from this, given that Burmester have little reputation for anything other than aged tawnies..
..but we can all be wrong..!
Loads of sediment, a gorgeous nutty aroma as I decanted, and a really well balanced first glass straight after decanting, soft with raisiny, nutty notes - gorgeous!
Can this improve further? - it's already on course to claim the prize for my best ever LBV..
..more anon
Tom
1989 Burmester LBV (unfiltered)
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1989 Burmester LBV (unfiltered)
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Very little evolution in decanter - I suspect the oxidative ageing a good LBV gets in barrel serves to make air exposure after decanting less significant.
This is an excellent wine for it's class - on a par with a seven point VP.
I'd judge that this wine has several more years of peak drinking left - if only I had more bottles...
Tom
This is an excellent wine for it's class - on a par with a seven point VP.
I'd judge that this wine has several more years of peak drinking left - if only I had more bottles...
Tom
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill