Butler Nephew & Co - L.B.V. Port 2007, 75 cl

Butler Nephew & Co

Butler Nephew & Co., was established in Oporto by H. Burmester and John Nash in 1730, and, like most British firms of that age, they were both general merchants as well as shippers, under the name of Burmester, Nash & Co.

In 1789 J. Nash and H. Burmester dissolved partnership and James Butler, a clerk and employee of the firm, was taken in as a partner and the firm became Nash, Butler & Co.

Twenty years later, J. Butler took into partnership Mr. Tyndale, Mr. Nash's nephew, and the title of the firm then became Butler, Tyndale & Co. In 1829 James Butler's nephew, Robert Butler, joined the firm and the title of the firm was again changed to Butler, Nephew and Co.

They carried on a very conservative and exclusive trade, shipping nothing but the most expensive and highest class wines, from their very fine stocks, which policy they pursue to this day, now with Christie's Port Wine Producer & Shipper as the actual owner of the brand.

L.B.V. Port 2007

Late Bottled Vintage Ports are produced from the grapes of a single harvest and aged in large oak barrels for four years. Most LBV wines are ready to drink, because before bottled they are filtered and stabilized; our LBV isn´t filtered and therefore will improve in the bottle and should be decanted before drinking.

LBV spent about twice as long in wood than Vintage Port, and are intended to offer a comparable experience to Vintage Port, in a lower cost.

The LBV 2007 from Christie's Port Wine and Shippers, was made from Ports of the 2007 harvest, and matured in oak casks for four years.

LBV 2007 has an intense red color with violet hues. Fine and elegant bouquet, with blackberry, cherry fruit aromas and dark chocolate notes. Full bodied with excellent freshness and a superb soft silky texture. Enjoy it with chocolate desserts or creamy cheeses, or keep it in cellar for a couple of years to obtain new flavors and complexity.