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• sirpat00 wrote: 80 points

  September 20, 2021 - Grand 1961 vs 1955 vintage tasting (Fribourg): Big 1961 vs 1955 tastings including 10 direct match-ups and 11 individual wines from 1961. The tasting was conducted in flights of 4, single-blind and with no previous decant with all bottles opened 1h prior to start. The line-up was dominated by Bordeaux reds, but also included 5 Sauternes, 1 Champagne, 3 Burgundy reds and 1 Ribera del Duero. The following observations are worth mentioning: i) 1961 generally came across as a better vintage today than 1955, ii) the performance correlated with the 1855 classification, iii) The most outstanding wines were outside of the Bordeaux reds with Veuve Clicquot Rosé '61, Vega Sicilia Unico '61 (both 97) and La Tour Blanche '61 (96) worth mentioning, iv) Top-performing Bordeaux was Margaux (95) in 1961 and Mouton in 1955. List of wines included in the tasting story.
  
  Tasting note:
  Fig and candid plum fruit as well as oxidative, nutty notes. The attack explodes with toffee and caramel notes, but immediately collapses into an oxidized state at which point this became hardly drinkable.

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• viborg wrote: 99 points

  September 6, 2012 - Unique wine
  Perfect crisp tawny
  Cinnamon, sweet raisin, caramel nose
  Figue, anis, chocho/mocha, Honey palette

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• winelegends.net wrote: 98 points

  May 22, 2012 - Wow,really balsamic,deep,concentrated Port.
  Second day,more elegant,citrus fruits,nuts,dark caramel,many- layered(?)
  and endless aftertaste.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1961
• Type Red - Fortified
• Producer Graham
• Varietal Port Blend
• Designation Single Harvest Tawny
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Douro
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Porto

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• In Cellars 16 (80%)
• Consumed 4 (20%)

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