Served with a black forest chocolate cake. Great pairing. This port remains quite viscous and compact. This is the last of my holdings and is a fun drinker with the right dessert. A big syrupy fruit bomb with a little bit of heat. Nothing real heady or complex. Drink or hold.
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This is a solid vintage ruby that goes great with chocolate and the like. Although this appears to be at the end of its drinking window on paper, I would submit that there is more than enough fruit and structure to this port to get another 8 years or so out of it. Drink or hold.
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Had with desserts including Tuxedo Napoleon, chocolate mousse, carrot cake and tiramisu, along with cherries and blackberries. Great pairing. Nice fruit and savory chocolate and coffee notes. Lots of sediment towards the end of the bottle. A good but not great port. Probably much better in its youth.
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Confirming my previous note: a great LBV. A session port. Smooth, rounded, supple. Not complicated, in terms of flavour: strawberries, plums. But not without some length, either. I think the real charm is in its body: it's gentle, almost delicate.
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11/23/2019 - Bodyfxr wrote: 90 Points
Served with a black forest chocolate cake. Great pairing. This port remains quite viscous and compact. This is the last of my holdings and is a fun drinker with the right dessert. A big syrupy fruit bomb with a little bit of heat. Nothing real heady or complex. Drink or hold.
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4/9/2019 - Bodyfxr wrote: 90 Points
This is a solid vintage ruby that goes great with chocolate and the like. Although this appears to be at the end of its drinking window on paper, I would submit that there is more than enough fruit and structure to this port to get another 8 years or so out of it. Drink or hold.
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2/9/2019 - russfoul Likes this wine:
very well balanced, superb LBV
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1/19/2019 - Bodyfxr wrote: 89 Points
Had with desserts including Tuxedo Napoleon, chocolate mousse, carrot cake and tiramisu, along with cherries and blackberries. Great pairing. Nice fruit and savory chocolate and coffee notes. Lots of sediment towards the end of the bottle. A good but not great port. Probably much better in its youth.
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10/12/2014 - niallhodson wrote: 89 Points
Confirming my previous note: a great LBV. A session port. Smooth, rounded, supple. Not complicated, in terms of flavour: strawberries, plums. But not without some length, either. I think the real charm is in its body: it's gentle, almost delicate.
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