SMITH WOODHOUSE 2015 LATE BOTTLED VINTAGE PORT 750ml

Smith Woodhouse 2015 Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) Port was matured in wood for up to four years. Bottled in 2019, without any fining or filtering, it was then aged in bottle for a further six years in the Smith Woodhouse lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia, prior to release. This prolonged ageing, first in wood and then in bottle is key to the development of the sumptuous nose and flavours that lend this Port a style and complexity akin to that of Vintage Port. Most LBV Ports produced today are matured exclusively in wood, filtered before bottling and placed on the market without any bottle-ageing. Smith Woodhouse’s traditional method of maturation, marrying both wood and bottle-ageing, distinguishes it from most other LBVs currently available.