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Quinta de la Rosa LBV 2017 Port

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Jorge is very pleased with the 2012 LBV. It has fabulous dark, black cherry and blackcurrant fruit flavours, a great richness on the palate whilst at the same time exhibiting a wonderful balance and freshness. The port gives immense pleasure for immediate drinking. Please make sure the bottle isn’t kept in direct sunlight otherwise it might oxidise.

The port gives immense pleasure for immediate drinking. Please make sure the bottle isn’t kept in direct sunlight otherwise it might oxidise.

16,60 € tax incl.

Data sheet

TypePort Wine
CountryPortugal
RegionDouro
Vintage2017
Grape VarietiesTouriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Sousão, Tinta Roriz
Capacity50cl
AVB20º

More info

VP005Traditional port varieties, mainly Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Sousão and Tinta Roriz from La Rosa’s A graded vineyards.

This Port has not been filtered and might throw a light sediment but should not require decanting. Delicious with dessert, especially chocolate, cheese or on its own.

All our ports are made in the ‘house style’ namely slightly drier without any cloying sweetness that can be associated with some other ports. We also work hard making sure the brandy is well integrated. As with our wines, we search for harmony and equilibrium from our vineyards and we try to enable the grapes to express themselves in the bottle. The La Rosa style is to make well defined wines without too much extraction and tannin.

Jorge is very pleased with the 2012 LBV. It has fabulous dark, black cherry and blackcurrant fruit flavours, a great richness on the palate whilst at the same time exhibiting a wonderful balance and freshness. The port gives immense pleasure for immediate drinking. Please make sure the bottle isn’t kept in direct sunlight otherwise it might oxidise.

The port gives immense pleasure for immediate drinking. Please make sure the bottle isn’t kept in direct sunlight otherwise it might oxidise.

We had a very dry winter/spring that helped the building works but meant that the vineyard suffered as water stocks were not replenished. Yields were initially low from an uneven flowering and poor weather during this period. We had some rain in the late spring but virtually none fell in the summer months (we normally have some thunderstorms or a few days of low pressure). Lack of water meant the grapes were small and concentrated and took longer to mature.

We started picking late and slowly (16th September). As usual Jorge was careful about what to pick and consequently the grapes that came into the winery were in perfect condition. It rained on 23rd and 25th September so we stopped picking for a week and resumed only when the effect of the rain had worn off. The skins of the grapes were in great condition so there was little risk of rot. Yields were 40% down on 2011 and 2010 but these were very abundant years.

We practice a sustainable agricultural regime being part of ADVID & SATIVA. We don’t use genetically modified organisms nor do we use animal products so vegetarians can drink our wines. We recycle where possible and are HACCP & BRC rated.

Our LBVs are matured in large wooden casks called “tonels” in our own lodge for 4-6 years until ready for bottling. The 2012 LBV was bottled in April 2016. Unlike most port shippers, all products are stored and bottled in the Douro (at La Rosa and not Porto), allowing full traceability and ensuring quality from grape to bottle.