Stumbled across this 750 under a bunch of 375s and glad that I did. Haven't given our port stems a workout in years! Coravin'd a few glasses and am VERY IMPRESSED. Still has deep violet coloring, sawdust, violets, dried thyme on the nose. Candied plum, blackberry and hint of fig. Extracted dark fruit shows its age, flavored with vanilla and heavily toasted - but old - barrel. As Bambam notes, no heat at all. This is in a wonderful place at present and doesn't appear to be in any rush. Clearly a new-world twist on the varietal but impressive and enjoyable.
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Fantastic, this is ageing very well. It is quite smooth and rounded at this point. Lovely sweet pure fruit with no heat. While this has many more years ahead of it I just can't see it getting much better than now.
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2/21/2016 - davidandrose Likes this wine: 96 Points
Stumbled across this 750 under a bunch of 375s and glad that I did. Haven't given our port stems a workout in years! Coravin'd a few glasses and am VERY IMPRESSED. Still has deep violet coloring, sawdust, violets, dried thyme on the nose. Candied plum, blackberry and hint of fig. Extracted dark fruit shows its age, flavored with vanilla and heavily toasted - but old - barrel. As Bambam notes, no heat at all. This is in a wonderful place at present and doesn't appear to be in any rush. Clearly a new-world twist on the varietal but impressive and enjoyable.
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7/29/2011 - bambam wrote: 95 Points
Fantastic, this is ageing very well. It is quite smooth and rounded at this point. Lovely sweet pure fruit with no heat. While this has many more years ahead of it I just can't see it getting much better than now.
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6/3/2006 - millerfamily wrote: 96 Points
Awesome. Just love it. Given how well this one aged, this is definitely a port I am going to continue to buy
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2/19/2005 - keithgg wrote: 94 Points
Boy- this is as good as a vintage port. Deep, sweet fruit and leather tones. Long, long finish No sign of this ageing.
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9/18/2004 - buckeye76 wrote: 92 Points
NOT OVERDONE. DEEP BERRY FRUIT IN THE NOSE AND FLAVOR. WENT WELL WITH DESSERT. MEDIUM TO LONG FINISH.
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