An LBV?

1996 Cockburn’s LBV 1996
Bottled in 2003
19.99
Shane’s Notes

The aroma is almost sickeningly sweet with odors of cherry and black licorice. Fortunately, the palate is not as sweet as the aroma and exhibits a black and red licorice flavor with a medium finish. The tannins are very mild, and the palate is rather light and simple for an LBV. While we'd prefer that it be more complex, we have to admit that we found the taste to be quite pleasant. We like this one even though we admit that it is more like a Ruby than an LBV.