Taylor Fladgate 2018 Late Bottled Vintage Port
This article is going to look similar to the Winnipeg Jets – Why? Because Minnesota is the cross boarder rival of the Winnipeg Jets, they are built in a similar way, and as a result have a lot in common with Port wine and have been paired with Tyalor Fladgate 2018 LBV.
The Minnesota Wild are a big, heavy, team that is reflective of the city they play in. Vintage Port has defined wine in the Douro region of Portugal for over 200 years. Marc-Andre Fleury has been in the NHL since the 2005-06 season and seems to always give his team a chance to win. Like a bottle of port wine, Fleury has evolved with age and provides a sense of warmth and comfort whenever he is on the ice.
Warm up during Minnesota Wild games this winter while sipping on this Late Bottle 2018 Port.
Wine Details
From the Winery:
Late Bottled Vintage, or LBV, is the most popular premium Port style in both England and Canada, representing one in five purchases of Port in the UK and over a quarter of all Port enjoyed by Canadians.
Vintage Port and LBV both present a selection of very fine full bodied red ports from a single year. The fundamental difference between the two styles lies in the way each is matured. Vintage Port is kept in wood for only twenty months or so before being transferred to the bottle where it will continue to age. Late Bottled Vintage, as the name suggests, is bottled later, remaining in wood between four and six years. During this relatively long period of wood ageing, an LBV matures and settles down – it is ready to drink when bottled, does not need to be decanted and can be served by the glass for several weeks after the cork is drawn.
Wine Stats
Alcohol/Vol: 20%
Region: Douro, Portugal
Sugar Content: 92 g/L
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