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- From: fischman@nynexst.com (Gary Fischman)
- Subject: Re: LBV Port
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.180855.5164@nynexst.com>
- Sender: news@nynexst.com (For News purposes)
- Reply-To: fischman@nynexst.com
- Organization: NYNEX Science & Technology, Inc
- References: <1992Dec30.155825.7797@verdix.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 92 18:08:55 GMT
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- In article 7797@verdix.com, edm@verdix.com (Ed Matthews) writes:
- >For Christmas, someone gave my a Taylor Fladgate LBV Port (86 or 88).
- >I drink vintage ports typically and have no experience with LBVs.
- >Will an LBV continue to improve in the bottle (that is, should I lay
- >it aside in the cellar with all the vintage ports for another ten
- >to fifteen years or should I drink it now?)
- >
- Drink it now. LBV does *not* continue to improve in the bottle. The quality is
- also reflected in the price. For my $$, I'd rather have a tawney than an LBV. A
- good tawney is a much better value, IMHO. I've never had an LBV I thought was
- special.
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- Gary J. Fischman
- NYNEX Science & Technology
- fischman@nynexst.com
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