Barros Late Bottled Vintage 2015

€ 21.50

Aromas of fresh fruit and red berries are accompanied by subtle sensations of mint and orange blossom. Firm, elegant tannins envelope the palate, leaving the flavours of fresh red fruit and spices through to a sweet and elegant 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 : 30% Tinta Franca, 30% Tinta Roriz, 25% Toruiga Nacional, 15% Tinta Barroca

The grapes to produce LBV Port 2015 Barros were destemmed, crushed and underwent a careful skin maceration in order to obtain the necessary richness, body and fruitiness needed for a Vintage Port. LBV Port 2015 Barros fermentation took place in vats with constant pump overs during fermentation. Temperatures were controlled and maintained at between 28 to 30°C, until the desired Baumé was reached. At this stage, grape brandy was added, which is known as the ‘benefit’, resulting in a naturally sweet wine. The wine was aged in wooden vats of between four to six years old

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%