Review: 2018 Dow’s Late Bottled Vintage Port

Dow’s has fully revamped its labels with this LBV Port release, opting for a dark label in lieu of the white label we saw in 2016 and prior. As expected, however, those changes mean little for what’s in the bottle, which remains a bold investigation into various flavors of chocolate-covered cherries, plump raisins, and a sliver of orange peel to add nuance.

I’d suggest that citrus touch makes it slightly elevated over the 2016 offering and more in line with 2015‘s, here again showing a hint of candied violet on the fade-out. Dow’s LBV is often described as “engaging but simple,” but this expression shifts the needle in the direction of complexity. It remains a best value in the Port world (though the price is ticking up).

A- / $30

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