1986 Graham Porto Vintage Malvedos

Community Tasting Notes (28) Avg Score: 92.1 points

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  7/7/2022 - robmatic wrote: 93 Points

  Just wow. Unbelievably youthful, purple color. Pipe tobacco, sweet plummy/currant, cocoa powder. Lush, dense mouthfeel, with considerable tannin structure. Alcohol is extremely well concealed beneath layers of fruit and spice. Great bottle!

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  3/18/2022 - CranBurgundy Likes this wine: 95 Points

  After almost 5 years between bottles, this has certainly improved. The sweet dark fruit is standing out prominently now that the tannins have resolved a bit more and the alcohol has subsided a bit, only noticeable on the tail end of the finish. ....and WOW, what an awesome nose! I've always thought the '85 Vintage Port blend was going to be the greatest Graham's VP of all time (even over the '66 and '70), but now this single quinta is making a good argument to take that spot. This bottle was opened due to winning a 7 bottle lot at TCWC's recent auction. Very happy I have a case of this in the cellar now! Surely this has at least a decade more to go before being completely resolved.

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  12/10/2021 - La Cave d'Argent Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Served at the appropriate temperature by a holiday luncheon guest, this 35-year-old Port is still deeply colored and delivers an aromatic profile of black plums, morello cherries, licorice liqueur, dark chocolate and holiday spice cake. Full-bodied and with nice balancing acidity, it offers flavors that mirror the nose, flashing no heat from its 20% alcohol when served just above cellar temperature. Layered in the middle and long on the back end, this is youthful and delicious. Enjoy it at any time over the next twenty years. Decant it off of its sediment (or gently pour) at this point and give it an hour or more of air if possible. Drink now-2041.

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  3/15/2020 - Teaky Likes this wine:

  Dark fruited nose with some molasses, mainly black cherry, on the palate flavors of red cherry, fig, has a ferrous quality to it, slightly smoky. Quite sweet, no tannins, mild acidity, moderate length finish. This is quite nice, had low expectations but this definitely exceeded them.

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  2/2/2020 - JCWmedia Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Opened 2/1/20; for about 30 minutes after decanting had a chalky nose, odd, but blew off, then deep black berry nose and flavors with inky tarry finish, not crazy sweet for a port, very nice

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