Osborne, Late Bottled Vintage, Port 1994 Rhone Rouge with lots of ripe fruit

with lots of ripe fruit and a lovely balance of round tannins and hints of oak

with dark cherries

and hints of fruit pit as well as abundant fine tanning lend a (for the vintage) surprising but not unwelcome note of austerity to an impressively long finish

Sampled 375ml (split) from this batch: in better shape with approximately 0

Osborne, Late Bottled Vintage, Port 1994 Rhone Rouge with lots of ripe fruitInto neck 90 Points Wine Spectator Here's an excellent alternative to vintage Port. This LBV is rich and concentrated, with fresh berry, cherry and plum character. Full bodied and medium sweet, with a long, sweet fruit finish. Outstanding for this producer. Highly Recommended 07 1999