With floral aromas and ripe black fruit flavours, the 2017 LBV has a perfect balance between complexity and elegance. The wine has been filtered of its natural sediment before bottling (unlike Vintage Port), meaning there is no need to decant before serving. Displaying the house style of concentrated fruit with added spiciness, but intended to be approachable at a younger age than it's vintage counterpart.
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 Barocca, Touriga Francesa, Touriga Nacional
2017 was a year characterized by intense and concentrated wines following an incredibly hot and dry growing season. Such was the quality, that Graham’s decided to bottle a 2017 Vintage Port. Select parcels from across Graham’s four estates were also set aside to age for up to 6 years in seasoned oak vats to produce a Late Bottled Vintage Port from the same harvest.
Alcoholcontent
20%
Store & Serve
keep upright at a constant temperature of 12 ° C. After opening, maximum 1 month shelf life. Drink until 2030
Serve at 18 °C.
Critics & Awards
91/100 - Wine Spectator Tasted: Jul 2022