What is the difference between tawny and ruby port? What qualifies as an LVB port or a vintage port?
The difference between tawnies and rubies is thetime they’re aged prior to fortifying and bottling.
Ruby port is younger, sweeter, and fruitier. It’stypically aged only a few years and is why it retainsmore of the natural, deep ruby color.
Tawny portis aged longer, sometimes as long as 40 years,in wooden barrels. Its flavor is more complex. As itages, more of the natural color fades to brownish(hence its name).
Late bottle vintage (LBV) andvintage port are full-bodied reds from a singlevintage. LBV is aged in wood 4–6 years beforebottling, then it’s ready to drink.
Vintage port isthe very best. It’s aged in wood for 2 years beforebottling, then left to mature many more years.
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