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Krohn LBV ‘04
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Author:  GK [ Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Krohn LBV ‘04
Wiese & Krohn Late Bottled Vintage Port 2004, £13

Rich nose of toffee apple and dried herbs, good dark rim, still young. Deep and fresh in flavour, plum and cinnamon, orange peel and lots of cherry, a touch of bitter chocolate in the long finish. Nicely rounded with good alcohol integration, potential to mature well although not a long term keeper, tannins were medium to low.

A very good unfiltered LBV.
Author:  Duncan [ Tue Nov 02, 2010 11:50 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Krohn LBV ‘04
GK - Really great that you can write the oocasional port TN :)

Cheers for this. All the more so.....and because of the bottle outlay required, it is overlooked on wine forums, and if you go to a port forum, everthing reviewed is well above most people budget, even for puchases made 10 years ago.

I have a few in boxes but nothing more recent that '82 for VP, and I forget the vintage of the couple of LBV's I have, and anyway, they are not anything approaching the quality of your unfiltered Krohn.

The wine sounds great value - versus....say a claret up to £14.
Author:  GK [ Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Krohn LBV ‘04
Cheers Dunc, I've often considered Port & Sherry to be great value wine, you get so much for your money. I tend to stick to LBV's from good producers, even a decent VP can cost as little as £18, cracking VFM when all's considered.
Author:  tribs [ Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Krohn LBV ‘04
It does sound delightful. Is it readily available GK?
Author:  GK [ Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Krohn LBV ‘04
Family run outfit which owns the Quinta do Retiro Novo estate, I picked mine up at my local Indy- speak to your local, you might be lucky.
Author:  Duncan [ Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Krohn LBV ‘04
GK wrote:
Cheers Dunc, I've often considered Port & Sherry to be great value wine, you get so much for your money. I tend to stick to LBV's from good producers, even a decent VP can cost as little as £18, cracking VFM when all's considered.


Thanks for this GK,

I will check independent merchants - Not stores ! Indy owner driver places you suggest is best for these. Last Night at 10 just before closing, I stopped at a Sains in Dorset, on my way back from my folks, knowing that the 25% disco was closing - and I did scan the port and sherry section - but did not know anything useful, when making a considered selection, the fortified wines appeared to be the usual branded stuff - so yet again - a lack of knowledge put me off.

:) Can Quaffers bank on a few more reminders from quinta GK noval, of a wine that is all too often ignored :) Yet given the effort and dedication to produce, is begging to be enjoyed.

When you strike gold though - please send emails first - Thanks mate
Author:  GK [ Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Krohn LBV ‘04
Aren’t Tesco currently running a 25% off campaign too?

Stick one of these in with your mixed case, you wont be dissapointed.
link.

It comes in a nice bottle too, we use it to age our sloe gin :wink:
Author:  Duncan [ Tue Nov 02, 2010 7:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Krohn LBV ‘04
GK wrote:
Aren’t Tesco currently running a 25% off campaign too?

It comes in a nice bottle too, we use it to age our sloe gin :wink:


Excellent choice, and more compliant than JD's hock ! Will check Maj as well.
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