🍷 Late Bottled Vintage Port
Port from a single year, bottled later than Vintage Port.
LBV stands for Late Bottled Vintage. It is a port from a single harvest year that is aged in barrels longer than ordinary vintage port. Barrel ageing lasts about four to six years, after which the port is bottled.
Port is a fortified wine from the Douro valley in Portugal. Grape spirit is added, which stops fermentation, keeps the sugar and gives a sweet, strong wine. Vintage port is made only in the best years, bottled after two years in barrel, and then matures for years in the bottle.
LBV matures in the barrel and so is ready to drink once bottled. It is softer and usually cheaper than vintage. It comes filtered or unfiltered; unfiltered LBV has sediment, and the wine should be decanted.
Next to it stands the ruby style, simpler and younger. LBV is a step above ruby but not as costly as vintage.
How it connects to Wine
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Links
- Part of
- 🍷 Port
- Where it is made
- 🗺️ Portuguese wine
- Similar and different
- 🍷 Vintage Port, 🍷 Ruby Port
Frequently asked questions
What does LBV mean?
Late Bottled Vintage: port from a single year, bottled later than vintage port.
How long is LBV aged in barrel?
About four to six years.
Does LBV need ageing in the bottle?
Usually not; it is ready to drink after bottling.
What to read next
- 🗺️ Portuguese wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes, appellations.
- 🍷 Ruby Port — The simplest young red Port, bright and fruity.
Similar
🍷 Crusted Port · 🍷 Rosé Port · 🍷 Garrafeira Port · 🍷 White Port · 🍷 Ruby Port · 🍷 Tawny Port
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