Dow’s LBV is full-bodied, rich but perfectly balanced with soft peppery tannins and with a fine acidity that ensure perfect balance on the palate. The classic Dow’s dry finish is always present in the house’s LBV; it is one of the finest LBV Ports available.
Xisto, a singular, new, limited production, ultra-premium red wine from Portugal, is the fruit of a long-standing friendship between the internationally renowned Bordelais wine producer Jean-Michel Cazes and Jorge Roquette, owner of the highly acclaimed Quinto do Crasto estate in Portugal’s Upper Douro Valley. The Roquette family has played a highly instrumental role in the revitalization now underway within Portuguese wine industry.
The 2000 will be remembered as one of the best quality harvests of the last decade, with very generous wines, opulent and rich, with extraordinary aromas of very ripe red fruit, and in particular, notes of black cherry, or even prune.
Rich and concentrated, with overtones of plums and berries with a firm structure. According to the Wine Enthusiast, “ Classy and rich, with youthful character prevalent.”