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Community Tasting Notes 237
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Fugu Me Likes this wine:
February 18, 2024 - From 375ml. Cork was completely saturated, but came out intact with a Durand. Translucent light ruby in the glass. Fruit and raisin notes. Paired well with molten lava cake.
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Burgundy Al wrote: 89 points
February 11, 2024 - Good Wine with an Exciting Super Bowl (The Krengels - Bannockburn IL): Walkaround tasting. Softened sweetness, good brightness, surprisingly lighter than expected. Always going to have bottle variation at this age, but this didn't quite meet expectations.
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JLCFan wrote: 94 points
January 12, 2024 - Cherry liquor, earth, liquorice and sarsaparilla root. Still quite structured but retains its vanillan sweetness. A joy.
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Bubblesearcher23 Likes this wine: 90 points
December 28, 2023 - 375 ml bottle was at mid shoulder, cork was seriously degraded with obvious leakage. Color is a light orange tawny. The nose is all tertiary, mature cherry, light florals, dried cranberry, walnuts. Would have liked a bit more. On the palate, a beautiful sweetness. Some red fruit still left, but more powerful notes of walnut liqueur, dried prunes, raspberry syrup. A relatively short finish and a bit thin. This was very pleasant, especially given the fill level and half bottle size. A bit over the hill I think, likely better from a 750 ml.
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M.Batard wrote: 92 points
December 25, 2023 - Deep plum color, clear at the rim. Fruit still kicking. More stewed prunes than I expected from Dow’s, and less of the classic nutty flavors that marks the house for me. For this vintage (from memory), I prefer Warre’s.
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By James Suckling
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By Roy Hersh
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January 2009, Issue #39(Dow’s Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
10/13/2004 (link)(Dow port Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
July 2004, Issue #4 (link)(Dow Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
8/27/2011 (link) 94 points(Dow Porto Vintage) Dark garnet red color; rich berry, black cherry, black plum nose; youthful, black cherry, berry, blackberry, tart black fruit, fig, tart berry palate; long finish
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By Richard Jennings
12/24/2010 (link) 93 points(Dow Porto Vintage) Lovely light medium garnet red color; maturing, mushroom, berry nose; very tasty, rich, ripe cherry, berry palate with mushroom edges; long finish 93+ pts.
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By Gary Vaynerchuk
Investing in Wine with Jim Cramer of Mad Money and Your Host Gary Vaynerchuk, Episode #499, 7/10/2008 (link) 95 points(Dow's Port) #2; COLOR-dark; NOSE-nice caramel; TASTE-love this, love the strawberries; like a copper penny on the initial attack; lots of strawberries; very polished port; this is KILLER; WS-94; GV-95
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By Richard Jennings
12/14/2007 (link) 94 points(Dow Porto Vintage) Medium cherry red color; young, plum and VA nose; youthful, cherry palate, tight yet; long finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1977
- Type Red - Fortified
- Producer Dow
- Varietal Port Blend
- Designation Vintage
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Portugal
- Region Douro
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Porto
- UPC Codes 094799020462, 094799020554
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 22 (0%)
- In Cellars 3,772 (68%)
- Consumed 1,746 (32%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Cheese and Chocolate Truffles, figs., Ripe heavier cheesesWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerDow
- VarietyPort Blend
- CountryPortugal
- RegionDouro
- AppellationPorto
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