Ferreira – LBV 2013 – Porto

Ferreira – LBV 2013 – Porto

The nose is fruity, fine and offers intensity. It reveals notes of crushed blackberry, flowers and small notes of strawberry, cassis associated with a hint of Lapsang Souchong tea, garrigue / thyme as well as discreet toasted touches and incense / spices. The palate is fruity, mineral, well-balanced, well-built and offers a slight tension, a…

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Sandeman – LBV 2013 – Unfiltered – Porto

Sandeman – LBV 2013 – Unfiltered – Porto

The nose offers a beautiful fruit. It reveals notes of blueberry and wild strawberry combined with slight touches of boysenberry, crushed raspberry as well as subtle touches of flowers and spices. The palate is fruity, mineral, well-balanced, gourmand, straight, elegant and offers a slight suavity, a slight tension, a good guideline, silkiness, a fine fleshiness,…

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Quinta do Noval – Single Vineyard – LBV 2012 – Unfiltered – Porto 

Quinta do Noval – Single Vineyard – LBV 2012 – Unfiltered – Porto 

The nose is elegant, fruity, complex and offers a fine concentration and depthness. The wine needs to be decanted. It reveals notes of boysenberry, crushed cassis and slight notes of fleshy Quetsche plum, raspberry combined with slight hints of black olive as well as discreet touches of mocha, blond tobacco / caramelization and an imperceptible…

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Duorum – LBV 2011 – Porto

Duorum – LBV 2011 – Porto

(bottled in 2016) The nose is fruity, powerful, fine and relatively concentrated. It reveals notes of plum jam, cassis cream and spices associated with a hint of Sichuan pepper, a discreet hint of licorice as well as an imperceptible hint of Sichuan pepper, a discreet hint of licorice as well as an imperceptible hint of…

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Borges – LBV 2010 – Porto

Borges – LBV 2010 – Porto

The nose is fruity, powerful, concentrated and tight. It reveals notes of sherry, cassis cream and slight notes of wild black berries, red cherry as well as hints of licorice, a slight hint of Cuben pepper, cornflower and a slight/discreet woody hint. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, well-built, slightly powerful and offers a slight mineral…

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Quinta Nova LBV 2012 – Porto

Quinta Nova LBV 2012 – Porto

The nose is fruity, well-balanced and offers a slight gourmandise. It reveals slight notes of crushed Gariguette strawberry, cassis jam and blueberry associated with subtle hints of sweet spices, licorice as well as an imperceptible hint of spices/garrigue (in the background). The palate is fruity, well-balanced, suave and offers a slight mineral frame, a slight…

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Quevedo LBV 2012 – Porto

Quevedo LBV 2012 – Porto

The nose is fruity, juicy, aromatic and offeres a slight intensity. It reveals notes of sherry, cassis jam and crushed blackberry associated with slight notes of red fruits as well as an imperceptible hint of bay/garrigue. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, suave, quite elegant, well-built and offers a beautiful finesse, minerality, a good guideline, a…

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Quinta de Marrocos – LBV 2011 – Porto

Quinta de Marrocos – LBV 2011 – Porto

(bottled in 2016) The nose is fruity, gourmand and aromatic. It reveals notes of crushed strawberry and red cherry associated with slight notes of plum, crushed blueberry as well as subtle hints of almond, cacao, spices and an imperceptible hint of gray pepper. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, mineral, fine and offers a slight acid…

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Quinta da Gaivosa – LBV 2012 – Porto

Quinta da Gaivosa – LBV 2012 – Porto

(bottled in 2016) The nose is aromatic, slightly intense, fine and quite elegant. It reveals notes of black cherry, violet and more slightly of blackberry associated with a hint of redcurrant jam as well as discreet hints of toasted oak, mocha as well as a hint of licorice and an imperceptible hint of olive tree….

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Ramos Pinto – LBV 2012 – Unfiltered – Porto

Ramos Pinto – LBV 2012 – Unfiltered – Porto

The nose is fresh, fruity, slightly powerful and offers a slight gourmandise as well as a slight richness. It reveals notes of crème de cassis, crushed strawberry and crushed/ripe boysenberry associated with touches of griotte as well as slight hints of chocolate. The palate is fruity, elegant, well-balanced, well-built and offers gourmandise, suavity, a slight…

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