{"product_id":"2019-lbv-port-barros","title":"LBV Port, Barros 2019","description":"\u003ch3\u003eHow it tastes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFresh red berry fruit and black cherry on the nose, with mint and orange blossom lifting it. Sweet and full at 20% alcohol, with firm but fine tannins holding the shape and spice running through a long finish. Tinta Roriz 30%, Touriga Franca 30%, Touriga Nacional 30%, Tinta Barroca 10%.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe producer\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarros marked its hundredth year of trading in 2013 and built its name on Colheita Port, single-year tawnies kept in cask for at least seven years and bottled by hand to order; the evaporation loss that ageing costs is a price the house accepts, and it is the style Barros is best known for. Since June 2006 it has been part of the Sogevinus group. The fruit comes from terraces cut into the steep schist and greywacke slopes of the Douro, much of it planted vertically up the hill in the vinha ao alto style, trained on Guyot or cordon systems since trellising is not permitted for Port grapes, and picked by hand. Here the grapes were destemmed, crushed and given a careful skin maceration, then fermented in vats with constant pump-overs at 28–30°C until the desired Baumé was reached, at which point grape brandy was added to stop the fermentation and leave the wine naturally sweet. It was then aged in wooden vats of four to six years old. 2019 was the fourth good Douro vintage in a row: a warm, dry winter, an undisturbed flowering, low disease pressure through a dry spring and a cool summer by European standards, with August rain arriving in time to balance the ripening.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFood and drinking\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe at 14–16°C. Good with hard cheeses, a chocolate or pear dessert, walnuts, or on its own after dinner. Drink now and over the next five to ten years; no decanting needed, and an opened bottle will keep for a few weeks. Suitable for vegetarians and vegans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barros","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58476289393023,"sku":"HNW-1222619A","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0551\/4192\/4998\/files\/1222619A.jpg?v=1789920877","url":"https:\/\/www.edkawines.com\/products\/2019-lbv-port-barros","provider":"Edka Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}