Dow's Late Bottled Vintage Port 2018
#26 Wine Spectator Top 100 2024- ws93
Wine Spectator Top 100 of 2024 Rank 26
Full-bodied, rich and perfectly balanced, Dow's Late Bottled Vintage Ports are carefully selected to reflect the unique characteristics of each vintage, and are only bottled in the best years. Dow's 2016 Late Bottled Vintage Port shares the same provenance with Dow's legendary Vintage Ports, the iconic Douro properties of Quinta do Bomfim and Quinta Senhora da Ribeira. Aged in seasoned oak vats four to six years before bottling and release (ready to drink), and carrying Dow's distinctive drier finish, this is an LBV worthy of attention.
Wine Spectator
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Sleek and fresh, with dark plum and blackberry notes laced with singed alder and ganache. Shows nice drive through the polished finish as the fruit expands. Drink now through 2031. 15,000 cases made, 4,500 cases imported. —JM