PORTHEAD ALERT!  Kopke 2018 LBV

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Late Bottle Vintage Port (LBV) is an affordable Port that can age well but certainly not as well as Vintage Port. For example the oldest Vintage Port I  have had was an 1867 and it still had life. The 1932 Vintage Port likewise.

How about the 2018 LBV from Kopke?

Aroma:  If there is one descriptor here it is massive blackberry. It has conquered the soul of this Port and I am not complaining.

Palate: Again massive blackberry with some blueberry and chocolate sneaking in an the after palate. At 20% there is some pleasurable and controlled heat with a finish that simply doesn’t want to get off the tram. Is that tingling good for the gums? Not as deep and expansive as a Vintage Port but pretty jolly good!

Personality: Not to be trite but Port is an affordable luxury. I am rich but will not deplete your pocket. A Port for the proletarian masses?

Food Match: Portuguese ox au jus or rare Prime Rib.

Price: $16 CDN (Ontario).

Cellarbility: This Port is at its peak. Perhaps enjoy at 2025 Christmas or New Year’s Eve at the latest. With a slice of mincemeat pie?

RKS 2024 Port Alert Rating: 89/100. Natalie MacLean 92.

(Kopke L.B.V. 2018 Porto, Sogevinus Fine Wines, Villa Nova de Gaia, Portugal, 750 mL, 20%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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