Really stellar. Nuttiness and orange peel tones that I associate as forward characteristics of older tawny were more secondary, as this was shockingly red-fruited and fresh and concentrated for a wine that was in cask for 45 years. Long finish to the point that after several sips it builds on the palate almost permanently. This cask could have gone a lot longer. Don't let the pricing surprise you... this is quite superior wine to a bottle of vintage ruby from the same era like a '63 or '70. It just is.
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maybe 95 points. Tasted at the Graham port lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia as part of a vertical with the 1982 colheita and the 30- and 40-year tawnies. This is definitely the winner of the group. A great wine.
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Quite a special treat, only 6 barrels made and Emirates must have bought up a good few of those. Fresh figs, nuts and a firm but yielding acidity, not amazing but quite a treat and very decent with a godo cheddar (all the more so at 40,000 feet).
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3/21/2016 - DollarMenunaire wrote:
Really stellar. Nuttiness and orange peel tones that I associate as forward characteristics of older tawny were more secondary, as this was shockingly red-fruited and fresh and concentrated for a wine that was in cask for 45 years. Long finish to the point that after several sips it builds on the palate almost permanently. This cask could have gone a lot longer. Don't let the pricing surprise you... this is quite superior wine to a bottle of vintage ruby from the same era like a '63 or '70. It just is.
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10/29/2015 - fcxj wrote: 92 Points
Enjoyable. Don't drink next to Ne Oublie…
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11/14/2014 - Vinterest Angus Likes this wine: 94 Points
Superb. Long, round, rich. A sumptuous offering from Grahams
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7/12/2014 - SWHighlander Likes this wine: 94 Points
maybe 95 points. Tasted at the Graham port lodge in Vila Nova de Gaia as part of a vertical with the 1982 colheita and the 30- and 40-year tawnies. This is definitely the winner of the group. A great wine.
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9/28/2013 - Russell Faulkner wrote:
Quite a special treat, only 6 barrels made and Emirates must have bought up a good few of those. Fresh figs, nuts and a firm but yielding acidity, not amazing but quite a treat and very decent with a godo cheddar (all the more so at 40,000 feet).
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