Dow's Late Bottled Vintage Port 2012 (SKU 533364,
$28.74, WS 93 pts.)
I have always enjoyed an ounce of port in the evening
with my dessert and have tried various type of port: Tawny, Late Bottled and
Reserve. I found this one as I was doing research on the Vintage port for
2016. The year 2016 was indeed fabulous for Vintage port and most of them are
rated above 95 points. The only trouble was one would have wait another twelve
to forty years to taste their full glory. So in the mean time I needed
something easier to enjoy. I tasted other vintages of Late Bottled vintage port
before and always found them to be a bit thin or the finish was too short for
my taste. However this one had a balanced taste of dark fruit that was easy to
drink. The finish was medium to long. It was one of the highest rated Late
Bottled Vintage port wines rated by Wine Spectator and was recommended for
drinking from 2020 to 2027. The good thing about port wine is that one can open
it and it is stable at room temperature for a month, so one can enjoy a little
bit every night. Port usually goes well with a piece of cake. There is ample
supply in the LDB system.
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