late-bottled
adjective
Designating port wine which is matured for longer before bottling than vintage port; frequently in late-bottled vintage (abbreviated LBV).
- Unlike vintage port, late-bottled vintage port (typically aged four to six years in wood) requires no further ageing once bottled..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Review: Country Gentleman’ s Journal.
- well-colored
- well-coloured
- well-commended
- well-compacted
- well-complexioned
- well-composed
- well-concealed
- well-conceived
- well-concerted
- well-concocted
- well-conditioned
- well conducted
- well conductor
- well connected
- well-conned
- well conserved
- well-considered
- well-constituted
- well constructed
- well-content
- well-contented
- well contested
- well-contrived
- well-controlled
- well-cooked