Port at Roy's

Tasted Friday, December 26, 2008 by kris.h with 627 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 1980 Warre Porto Vintage

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Dark red. Spicy cinnamon, moderate firm dry tannin. Redish fruit profile, medium acid and big structure, medium body. Should age for another 5 to 10 years before reaching its plateau.

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  • 1980 Graham Porto Vintage

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Medium red color. Well integrated soft, lush tannins. Aromas of dried leaves, raisin, plum, and cherry. Low acid. Soft lush silky body. Full and sweet. A bit of heat but drinking very well now.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 1977 Dow Porto Vintage

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Light to medium red color. Soft well integrated tannin. Didn't detect alcohol on the nose but it's hot on the palate. Medium body, fine grain tannin. Low acid and bright red fruit with some baking chocolate on the finish.

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  • 1960 Ferreira Porto Vintage

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Raspberry nose. Light red, almost pink. Mint, earth, and mushrooms on the nose. Really soft tannin. Floral, candy sweet nose, spice, cinnamon and caramel. Fully mature and ready to drink.

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Flight 3 (3 Notes)

  • 1966 Kopke Porto Colheita

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Brownish tawny color. The nose is complex with butterscotch, caramel, pecan, wood, cinnamon, and clove. THe palate is lush, sweet, spicy and a little bit hot. A madeira-like nose with some VA and a long finish.

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  • 1963 Cockburn Porto Vintage

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Medium raspberry red color. Moderate fine grained tannins. Some heat on the palate. Red fruit. A bit tight on the nose but opened up with time in the glass. Red fruit, raspberry and cherries. Complex with nice fruit and softer alcohol with good acidity.

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  • 1963 Fonseca Porto Vintage

    Portugal, Douro, Porto

    Big fruity nose. Sweet red fruit. Looks like it could be an '83 or '85. Medium tannins, fully body. Well integrated alcohol, warm and spicy. Mint and chocolate on the palate. Lots of fruit, complex, big structure and delicious.

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Flight 4 (1 Note)

Closing

My favorites of the night:
1. 1963 Fonseca
2. 1966 Kopke
3. 1960 Ferreira

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