LBV 2017, Barão de Vilar, Douro, Portugal

Duncan Says: Our specialist Portuguese importer has found this underrated gem.

Tasting Notes: Intense with depth of flavour and a powerful, attractive bouquet, it is bottled using the same technique as the vintage Port, unfiltered, to retain as much character and depth as possible. Rich black cherry, berries and plum.

Grape: Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca

Best Enjoyed: Very nice on its own but divine with blue cheese.

Good to Know: Barão de Vilar's Late Bottled Vintage is a blend of full, rich and fruity wines of a single year specially chosen for ageing from 4 to 6 years in oak casks prior to bottling. The Touriga Franca, Tinta Roriz and Tinta Barroca grapes were foot-trodden in granite lagares and stored in large oak vats (tonels).