palish brick red. mature, low-key, soft nose of delicate fruit with the merest hint of floweriness. taste also rather delicate but excellent pure flavour in a light body is very satisfying, refinedand subtle, though somewhat lacking in complexity. tannins completely resolved and only moderately sweet. very long, fine, aftertaste
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Heritage Blind Tasting in Vegas (Jean-Georges Restaurant, Aria Hotel Las Vegas): This was very pale ruby color--almost like a light Burgundy; slight condied cherry notes, a little rose floral bouquet, slight hint of anise, white raisin. Slick on the palate, in good shape, a bit thinner than I would expect even for 1960. Really lovely, however, and an amazing way to top off an incredible wine tasting night. Heritage Auction Blind Tasting Vegas--dinner wines.
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Drank in Bordeaux Not as good as the '77 or '63 but still a really lovely bottle. With all the classic notes of a classic old port well kept (Thank you Mr Davy). Slightly more earth and flowers on the nose and a slightly lighter palate.
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It had plenty of chocolate and savoury earthy things cut by beautiful spirit. It really built in the mouth and was clean and extremely long on the finish.
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Light red with browning edges. More intense nose then the 55 with flowers, earth and red fruit. Very soft red fruit flavours and a soft ethereal finish.
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2nd label says this was imported by Rolar Imports, Great Neck, New York: and shipped by Vintage Export Company, St. Heller, Jersey. Last 10 years it was stored in a closet in a garage in Petaluma. Cork disintegrated on opening... 1/2 didn't fall apart but was black and carmel smelling. Filtered when poured but still lots of sediment. Should have used cheesecloth. Decanted for an hour before we drank. Cloudy, still red but some browns; like a tawny. First tastes had vanilla, smokiness and secondary fruits; blackberry, dark cherry. It slowly changed over the evening showing semisweet chocolate, crème brûlée & butter, but always secondary fruit... It was a fun bottle and the first time I have drank anything older than I am... But probably a little past it's prime.
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Signs of old seepage. Cork soaked through but not still leaking. Cork branded: Bottled By ?RISTOP?(ER?) 1962. Front label indicated that it was bottled by Christopher & Sons, London.
Color: Faded red, possibly some orange and/or tan. Fairly light overall. Almost looks tired. Nose: If I didn't know better, I'd say corked. (Not possible for me to detect, as I cannot smell or taste TCA in any way.) At the very least, some mild harsh-toned alcohol. Also some light honey and vague fruitiness. The harsh tone mellowed with time in decanter. Palate: Very secondary - mostly sweetness and rich but vague red fruits. Some rich but faint honey. Still has tannins and decent acidity. Quite warm but not hot. Slight coffee-like echo both in the mouth and at the start of the finish. After 2 days in decanter, some trademark Taylor spice started to show and the heat mellowed enough to be pleasant. Finish: Great length for a 50-year old Port. Warmth bordering on hot, but not quite. Fruits last throughout. Tails off with tart apples.
Breaking the memory bank tells me that this bottle wasn't quite as nice as the one at the 2009 Port Gala, but I still very much enjoyed it. Everyone else thought I was being nit-picky about the minor flaws I noted.
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Great experience. Initial nose of varnish and alcohol. One hour in decanter blew it away. Mahogany color fading out to amber at edges. At cellar temperature it was an outstanding soft, subtle, flavorful port. The tail end of the bottle at room temperature lost a point or two.
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As with many old vintage ports, it changed markedly from glass to glass over the 24 hours we drank it. Always excellent (although seemed a bit flat on initial opening), with subtlety, very evolved. My sense is that this wine is ready for drinking now and is not going to improve further, but this may be the particular bottle. We'll see when I open the next one. A great port, but still beneath the 1977 Fonseca, which I was blown away by.
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Bernie's annual New Year dinner (Enterprise Studio, Hong Kong): A deep brown red - almost mahogony. Smokey nose earlier in the decanter which went to leave a little nail varnish and candied prunes and walnuts. Fruit seems to have dropped without adding much, leaving the alcohol. Not really too balanced and quite harsh.
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The "bonus" wine at Linden's tasting, taken blind. Mid brown colour - fading. The fruit is definately secondary, showing a wine that is quite evolved. There is a lovely attack, with plenty of backbone, and long, soft tannins. I sucessfully put it between the 1955 and the 1963. dg
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9/22/2023 - Ralph_ wrote: 95 Points
Magnum
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3/26/2022 - Ralph_ wrote: 90 Points
UK Bottling
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4/9/2018 - logos Likes this wine: 77 Points
palish brick red. mature, low-key, soft nose of delicate fruit with the merest hint of floweriness. taste also rather delicate but excellent pure flavour in a light body is very satisfying, refinedand subtle, though somewhat lacking in complexity. tannins completely resolved and only moderately sweet. very long, fine, aftertaste
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12/2/2017 - peternelson wrote: 92 Points
Heritage Blind Tasting in Vegas (Jean-Georges Restaurant, Aria Hotel Las Vegas): This was very pale ruby color--almost like a light Burgundy; slight condied cherry notes, a little rose floral bouquet, slight hint of anise, white raisin. Slick on the palate, in good shape, a bit thinner than I would expect even for 1960. Really lovely, however, and an amazing way to top off an incredible wine tasting night. Heritage Auction Blind Tasting Vegas--dinner wines.
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6/13/2016 - kstoddard wrote:
G5 (Chris): Open for quite a while. Oxidized.
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8/24/2014 - RayOB wrote: 93 Points
Drank in Bordeaux
Not as good as the '77 or '63 but still a really lovely bottle. With all the classic notes of a classic old port well kept (Thank you Mr Davy). Slightly more earth and flowers on the nose and a slightly lighter palate.
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5/13/2013 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
It had plenty of chocolate and savoury earthy things cut by beautiful spirit. It really built in the mouth and was clean and extremely long on the finish.
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4/22/2013 - Margauxguy wrote: 92 Points
Lovely sweet and pale, not a lot of oomph, but strawberry, rhubarb, delicious
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12/18/2011 - David J Cooper wrote: 91 Points
Light red with browning edges. More intense nose then the 55 with flowers, earth and red fruit. Very soft red fruit flavours and a soft ethereal finish.
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12/9/2011 - HamishR wrote: 91 Points
Pale, red-brown in colour, soft with some red fruits, good length, still showing very well - a very good bottle for 1960
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7/4/2011 - B.Hymer wrote: 88 Points
2nd label says this was imported by Rolar Imports, Great Neck, New York: and shipped by Vintage Export Company, St. Heller, Jersey. Last 10 years it was stored in a closet in a garage in Petaluma. Cork disintegrated on opening... 1/2 didn't fall apart but was black and carmel smelling. Filtered when poured but still lots of sediment. Should have used cheesecloth. Decanted for an hour before we drank. Cloudy, still red but some browns; like a tawny. First tastes had vanilla, smokiness and secondary fruits; blackberry, dark cherry. It slowly changed over the evening showing semisweet chocolate, crème brûlée & butter, but always secondary fruit... It was a fun bottle and the first time I have drank anything older than I am... But probably a little past it's prime.
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11/25/2010 - gelliott wrote: 91 Points
Signs of old seepage. Cork soaked through but not still leaking.
Cork branded: Bottled By ?RISTOP?(ER?) 1962. Front label indicated that it was bottled by Christopher & Sons, London.
Color: Faded red, possibly some orange and/or tan. Fairly light overall. Almost looks tired.
Nose: If I didn't know better, I'd say corked. (Not possible for me to detect, as I cannot smell or taste TCA in any way.) At the very least, some mild harsh-toned alcohol. Also some light honey and vague fruitiness. The harsh tone mellowed with time in decanter.
Palate: Very secondary - mostly sweetness and rich but vague red fruits. Some rich but faint honey. Still has tannins and decent acidity. Quite warm but not hot. Slight coffee-like echo both in the mouth and at the start of the finish. After 2 days in decanter, some trademark Taylor spice started to show and the heat mellowed enough to be pleasant.
Finish: Great length for a 50-year old Port. Warmth bordering on hot, but not quite. Fruits last throughout. Tails off with tart apples.
Breaking the memory bank tells me that this bottle wasn't quite as nice as the one at the 2009 Port Gala, but I still very much enjoyed it. Everyone else thought I was being nit-picky about the minor flaws I noted.
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2/14/2009 - Phin wrote: 94 Points
Great experience. Initial nose of varnish and alcohol. One hour in decanter blew it away. Mahogany color fading out to amber at edges. At cellar temperature it was an outstanding soft, subtle, flavorful port. The tail end of the bottle at room temperature lost a point or two.
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1/2/2009 - fcarrano wrote: 92 Points
As with many old vintage ports, it changed markedly from glass to glass over the 24 hours we drank it. Always excellent (although seemed a bit flat on initial opening), with subtlety, very evolved. My sense is that this wine is ready for drinking now and is not going to improve further, but this may be the particular bottle. We'll see when I open the next one. A great port, but still beneath the 1977 Fonseca, which I was blown away by.
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1/6/2007 - Wrighty wrote: 87 Points
Bernie's annual New Year dinner (Enterprise Studio, Hong Kong): A deep brown red - almost mahogony. Smokey nose earlier in the decanter which went to leave a little nail varnish and candied prunes and walnuts. Fruit seems to have dropped without adding much, leaving the alcohol. Not really too balanced and quite harsh.
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11/29/2005 - Jeff W wrote:
The "bonus" wine at Linden's tasting, taken blind.
Mid brown colour - fading. The fruit is definately secondary, showing a wine that is quite evolved. There is a lovely attack, with plenty of backbone, and long, soft tannins. I sucessfully put it between the 1955 and the 1963. dg
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