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Community Tasting Notes 25
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David Johnstone Likes this wine: 96 points
January 24, 2023 - Very pale and light plate but delicious
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tadams66 Likes this wine: 92 points
October 3, 2021 - Bottle was bought recently. Lots of sediment. Very wonder port. Had nice complexity and finish but integrated tannins. Not the best port I had but a very special wine.
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MAOC wrote:
May 8, 2020 - Decanted for 3 hours as thin and unintegrated on opening. Beautiful fruit, dense but balanced, lots of smoke / date / walnut going on in the background. Mid maturity, no more. Not quite at the level I remember Taylor’s being at a few years ago; but much readier than Fonseca more recently ****+
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apple1813 Likes this wine: 92 points
February 26, 2020 - Tasted blind in Vintage Port of the 60's and 70's event with Winetasters of Toronto Club
1966 Dow Porto Vintage was floral, nutty and spicy. The mature vintage port was medium tawny in colour. On the nose, there were walnuts, cashew, cinnamon and baking spices, followed by violets, lavender and prunes. The mouthfeel was full-bodied, medium-sweet, and intensely spicy. There were balanced medium levels of acidity and mature tannin. There were flavours of figs, herbs nuts and a touch of saltiness in the long painfully powerful finish.
It was voted the third among the guests at the table and among the entire group. -
tobyc Likes this wine: 94 points
February 1, 2020 - Made from Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Barroca.
Pure, clean tawny coloured. A bit reductive and not particularily expressive opening. Sweet but dense and w. dryness and marked acid and body. Great elegance and complexity. Just keeps going and going and going.
Drink.
My notes: Nuts, autumn leaves, truffles, root cropts, mushrom stock, orange zest, baking spices and bitter chocolate.
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Pro Reviews 16
Add a Pro ReviewVinous
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By Josh Raynolds
Cellar Favorite: 1966 Dow’s Vintage Port (Oct 2020), 10/1/2020 (link)(Dow's Vintage Port Fortified/spirits) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Tim Jackson MW
9/8/2020 (link)(Dow's Port Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
Cellar Favorite: 1966 Dow’s Vintage Port (Jan 2020), 1/1/2020 (link)(Dow's Vintage Port Fortified/spirits From Portugal) Subscribe to see review text.
For The Love of Port
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #89, 7/24/2016(Dow’s Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #84, 10/9/2014(Dow’s Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #76, 6/24/2013(Dow’s Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #73, 11/28/2012(Dow’s Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #63, 7/30/2011(Dow's Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #60, 4/10/2011(Dow Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #64, 1/28/2011(Dow's Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #53, 5/17/2010(Dow’s Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
Issue #45, 7/30/2009(Dow Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
September 2006, Issue #17 (link)(Dow Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
May 2005, Issue #8 (link)(Dow Vintage Port) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Roy Hersh
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RJonWine.com
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By Richard Jennings
5/17/2010 (link) 95 points(Dow Porto Vintage) Bricking light medium ruby color with pale meniscus; lovely, vaguely savory, distant smoky meat, orange nose; nice, rich, youthful, orange, Chambord, spice, raisin palate, a little spirity; long finish 95+ pts. (decanted for nearly 4 hours)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1966
- Type Red - Fortified
- Producer Dow
- Varietal Port Blend
- Designation Vintage
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Portugal
- Region Douro
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Porto
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 293 (72%)
- Consumed 112 (28%)
Food Pairing
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Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerDow
- VarietyPort Blend
- CountryPortugal
- RegionDouro
- AppellationPorto
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