Quinta de la Rosa Port Late Bottled Vintage 2014

The 2014 Late Bottled Vintage Port was bottled in 2018 with a long cork. It is unfiltered and comes in at 100 grams of residual sugar. This, tasted from a regular 750-milliliter bottle, seems very unlike most of my encounters with this brand, which have always been from a 500-milliliter bottle with a bar-top cork. It is much more expressive, better representing a traditional style. Even though this is from a tricky vintage, it is showing beautifully. Indeed, granting that they were not side by side, I might like it more than the 2014 Vintage Port previously reviewed. This shows reasonable depth, classic flavors and a fine, expressive finish. It should age well too. I did not get a price, but the 500-milliliter bottle typically runs around $23.

A classic blend of Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca and Tinta Roriz, this restrained LBV has flavours of dark fruit, spice, a slightly herbal floral edge and a cleansing mineral finish. Although not as hefty as some LBVs, this has great lift and refinement – a very elegant take.