2004 Croft LBV

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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2004 Croft LBV

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One of the £3 half bottles liberated from Tesco about 4 years ago. Deep red colour, opaque centre but a wide transparent rim. Toffee and dusty blackberries on the nose, not much coming out of the glass. Gently balanced entry, soft but peppery tannins give lovely support to a mouthful of modest blackcurrant fruit; nice structure and complexity, lovely mouthfeel and modest body to the port. Ground black pepper on the aftertaste, then a finish of black chocolate and dried blackcurrants. Great length and volume of flavours on the finish. Very tasty LBV. Still drinking nicely. 87/100. Drunk 7 Feb 2015 after a 30 minute decant.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Chris Doty
Graham’s Malvedos 1996
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Re: 2004 Croft LBV

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god bless supermarket lbv.

87 is a good QPR for 6 quid, at least on the AHB scale.

I find the finish on LBVs so crucial to my overall enjoyment of them, and based on your note, this seems like one to try. In general, I find life too short to drink plonk port, but I will say that it seems that with every passing year/vintage/etc the quality, across the spectrum, increases.

now will you please join us for lunch on the 15th?

woo woo
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Alex Bridgeman
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Re: 2004 Croft LBV

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This particular port does represent great value; I enjoy drinking it from time to time. A word of warning to anyone else who still has some - I didn't decant the bottle and the last glass was loaded with an astonishing amount of sludge for a relatively young LBV.
Chris Doty wrote:now will you please join us for lunch on the 15th?
As much as I'd love to, I can't. If I'm even in the UK I will be committed to family stuff.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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DRT
Fonseca 1966
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Re: 2004 Croft LBV

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Details of an offer to buy this port moved to here by DRT.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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