2000 Quinta do Infantado LBV Port
Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:34 pm
From a tasting at Pete's Fine Wines in Bellevue, WA, on December 14, 2008.
2000 Quinta do Infantado Late Bottled Vintage Porto
paird against 2003 Taylor Fladgate LBV
Also brick red, but with a hint of purple in its depths. It doesn't draw you in in the same way that the Taylor Fladgate does.
There's some vinegar on the nose, which worried me. It was distracting enough that I didn't note any other smells, but in retrospect I do remember that it wasn't overpowering and that there were other fruity smells there. Very dry in the mouth - well, for a Port - and somewhat tart, almost sour in a non-bad way. It tastes youngish, like it needs a few years to mellow out and integrate.
I wasn't fond of this one. It's far enough out of my realm of possibilities that I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone else, either.
2000 Quinta do Infantado Late Bottled Vintage Porto
paird against 2003 Taylor Fladgate LBV
Also brick red, but with a hint of purple in its depths. It doesn't draw you in in the same way that the Taylor Fladgate does.
There's some vinegar on the nose, which worried me. It was distracting enough that I didn't note any other smells, but in retrospect I do remember that it wasn't overpowering and that there were other fruity smells there. Very dry in the mouth - well, for a Port - and somewhat tart, almost sour in a non-bad way. It tastes youngish, like it needs a few years to mellow out and integrate.
I wasn't fond of this one. It's far enough out of my realm of possibilities that I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone else, either.