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A tasting of aged LBV ports (pre-2000), at the Boot & Flogger, on Tuesday 5th March 2024.

• Review of evening as a whole;
• Tasting notes:
  • 1978 Quarles Harris LBV;
  • 1979 Warre LBV;
  • 1981 Warre LBV;
  • 1982 Warre LBV;
  • 1984 Smith Woodhouse LBV;
  • 1990 Quinta de la Rosa LBV;
  • 1994 Fonseca LBV;
  • 1995 Delaforce LBV;
  • 1995 Reccua LBV;
  • 1997 Quinta do Noval LBV;
  • 1970 Gould Campbell LBV.

W82 LBV. Dark dark red, 80% opaque — again, an excellent colour for a VP of its age. Big, a hint of Tayloresque roughness, drier than the other Warres, and brighter. The brightness also manifested itself as being slightly lighter. I gave it third place; the people agreed with me; justice was done.

Paler than the 1981. This is very nice port.