Quinta do Infantado 2018 Late-Bottled Vintage Port

Quinta do Infantado’s LBVs are vintage ports that remain in barrel for four to six years before being bottled unfiltered. They are best consumed within 5-6 years after bottling. They show more savory qualities than a “normal” vintage port. This is intense at first glance, with ripe blueberry and blackberry fruit and warm spices in the nose. There is plenty more of that blackberry on the palate, accented with cocoa nib and gentian root for complexity. There is remarkable acidity, in a way that I am unaccustomed to in port. It is focused rather than cloying or sticky and quite light on its feet. This excellent values should be decanted before drinking if possible.