This wine has aged 4 to 6 years in large old oak barrels (as opposed to vintage port wines, which normally mature for 2 to 3 years). LBV porto's fill the gap between Ruby and Vintage port wines, because a ruby young must be drunk and a vintage port can easily continue to mature in the bottle for another 15 to 20 years before it shows its true splendor. This led to the creation of a port wine in the sixties, which stays in large barrels for 4 to 6 years before being bottled. This resulted in a wine of the vintage port type with its deep color and deep concentration of fruit, and an adult character due to the extended aging time in the wooden barrels.
 
Dark ruby in colour with a red rim, this LBV brings dark chocolate aromas to the foreground, along with fruits of the forest and a spicy character. It offers medium weight on the palate with firm structure and acidity providing superb freshness and ending in a spicy, warming finish. The wine is drinking beautifully now, with great freshness and primary fruit in evidence, but it will also benefit from further cellaring for a couple of decades.
   
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