Barros Late Bottled Vintage 2019

€ 21.50

This port is deeply ruby coloured with aromas reminiscent of ripe berry fruits and mulberry. The sturdy tannins are well balanced by the strength of the fruit. Intense and concentrated, with a remarkable structure and an overwhelming and persistent finish. A wine of exceptional quality, and a single vintage, bottled between the fourth and sixth year after harvest.

Food pairing

The versatility has no limits. This LBV is delicious with chocolate desserts, especially when dark and bitter chocolate is used, foie gras, sublime with cheeses like Roquefort & Gorgonzola as well as Portuguese cheeses. Superb with cheesecake and main courses with fillet mignon (beef) or a veal dish with bearnaise sauce

Grapes : Tinta Roriz 30%, Touriga Franca 30%, Touriga Nacional 25%, Tinta Barroca 15%

Barros LBV Port is made by a careful selection of grapes and an extended maceration to obtain the necessary richness, colour and intensity needed. Fermentation was arrested by adding grape alcohol in order to produce a naturally sweet wine, which was bottled after 4 years in cask

Established at the beginning of the century, Barros, Almeida & Co - Vinhos SA, is undoubtedly, one of the most prestigious companies producing and trading in port. Nowadays, the Barros Group is composed of several companies acquired or established along the years, and its position on the port market is an important one (about 5% of total sales) producing in its Quintas up the Douro about 600 pipes of port (550 L). Barros' Ports are nowadays famous, appreciated all over the world.

Store & Serve

Store horizontally at a constant temperature of 12 ° C. After opening, maximum 1 month shelf life.

Serve at 18 °C.

A late-bottled vintage port ripens much longer on wooden barrels than a vintage port. Namely between 4 and 6 years, and is therefore much further in the ripening process. The LBVs can be drunk immediately. LBV port has only a small amount of sediment in the bottle because they are already filtered. Vintage port must be drunk within 2 days, LBV, on the other hand, stays well for a month after the bottle is opened. Therefore, a LBV bottle often has a short cork cap that can be closed after opening. There are also a number of LBV ports with a long cork. These can be stored in a cellar or wine storage cabinet for a long time and can contain a little more sediment

Alcohol content

20%

Critics & Awards

Tags: Barros Porto - Douro