Messias LBV 2013

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 As soon as Hamburg started getting on a Christmas feeling, there are certain tastes which start rising. My wife starts asking for cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg seasoning along with red cabbage and strongly marinated herring. 

On my behalf I have to confess that Port wine offers me a whole set of memories which are carved with long Christmas evenings along with a lot of people and good talking. 

Due to the restrictions this year Christmas was kept short but the wish to share some Port was there. 

The chosen one was this Messias LBV 2013 which has one of the most emblematic bottles of Port I know. Its black shape with white letters still carved in ink has always fed my imaginary about what Port wine was and still is nowadays.

In the mouth had all the properties that you can expect from a LBV: strong wood, spices and a long and pleasant ending. Its intensity creates a sort of smoky atmosphere in the mouth asking for dark chocolate and Christmas´ desserts.

In fact, this Port has made me travel throughout many and good memories, revisiting many Christmas along with the people I love and with whom I was not able to be.

It is also not too surprising that it has got 90 points by Robert Parker.

Definitely a Port to come back to.

And before finishing this post, a quote by Joy Harjo:

"Without poetry, we lose our way."

Like crunchy cornflakes
Gold leaves rustle underfoot
Beauty in decay.

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poems/other/haiku


18/20
Country: Portugal
Region: Porto
Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cao, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barroca

20%
Winemaker: Ana Urbano
 Website: https://www.cavesmessias.pt/produtos/vinhos-do-porto/porto-messias-lbv-2013/

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