2011 Churchill/Graham Porto Vintage

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  11/18/2022 - adamanko wrote: 95 Points

  Another bottle of this was what got me started on port. It was faboulous a few years ago. This isn't there yet. Opened for 10 days it startet out thin! Yesterday it got better but instead I thought the alcohole was disturbing. Half left. Brb.
  
  Edit: Today, two weeks after opening, at last, the bottle was showing it's best. Sweet, lovely fruit. And getting a body. Today it's beautiful and hard to stop drinking.
  
  Finishing the bottle. 95 the last two days. Much lower from the beginning. Dont drink it all at once.

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  10/30/2021 - Argrath wrote: 92 Points

  (Blind tasting)
  Youthful, compact, dense nose. Fresh and modern style. Blueberry, plum and some Duoro-bake.
  Fullish, still very tannic palate. Plum and some spice. Pure, balanced, rich and fruity. Very easy to like. No special complexity yet.

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  3/15/2021 - AndrewSGHall wrote:

  Have gone through a handful of halfies and this never fails to deliver on the same vibes and joy when I tasted at the winery in '18.

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  12/29/2020 - Genghis88 Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Opened and consumed over one week. Was in a glass stopped decanter.
  
  Deep, rich, thick ox-blood in color
  Tons of raisins and prunes, figs, on the nose. Some baking spice.
  Tastes like the nose would indicate but subtle and nowhere as sweet as I was expecting. Longish finish. Really nice sipping port. My style. Paired great with cheese of course. Lovely stuff. Could drink two bottles of this port in a year vs the one I drink annualy.

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  11/28/2020 - adamanko wrote: 94 Points

  I will write many notes on this. But just out of the bottle this is my best port ever. Will drink it over many days so will be back.
  
  Day 3: Just a little sip but no doubt, this is great. Over 90 for sure.
  
  Day 6: Start to get som raisin now. But still fab. Rich, full-bodied, intense but still elegant. 93
  
  Day 7: Probably at its best so far. Choc and coffee and a sweetness that perfectly balances the french chocolate cake. Upping grade to 94.
  
  Day 8 and I'm thinking of upping the grade to 95. Will finnish the bottle tomorrow and decide then. Just getting better and better.
  
  Day 9 and the finale. And when I came to the end of the bottle it was so much sediment I couldn't really concentrate on the flavours. So 94 stands, but it is a strong 94.

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