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Community Tasting Notes 3
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glowe8 wrote: 89 points
December 24, 2007 - A nice port. Light body with heavy alcohol on the nose. Orange color with a light green rim Lots of caramel on the forward taste transitioning to nuts and orange. Lacks fruit and more in the Madeira style than a classic Tawny. Medium length finish. Honestly, the $10 Seppelt DP 30 is a better Tawny port at 1/10th the cost. Had second tasting fo the same bottle 2 days after opening....it has a much more mellow flavor with fruit finally pushing through the alcohol. I'll stick with my score of 89 but happy the wine is less austere than first tasting.
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cofidis2 wrote: 93 points
April 18, 2007 - These notes are just after opening the bottle.
The color is a very light carmel and orange with a hint of green in it. The nose has some VA and hints of oak, slight toffee, and a faint herbalness to it. On the palate it is very rich and just explodes in the mouth and has waves of toasted almonds, glycerin, a touch of cedar and vanilla. Unfortunitly, the finish loses some of that compexity and is not super long, slighting reducing its overall score. None-the-less, a very tasty 40 year tawny and a good start to the day. 91-92 points
Coming back to the 40 year about 3 hours later, I can say she has opened up. The palate has really come alive with some pepper and spice and the the finish has gained complexity and length. I would easily say 93 points at this time..maybe 94, but we'll see how she does over the long haul. -
MEW wrote: 88 points
October 2, 2006 - Very good...nice carmel character well balanced.
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By Roy Hersh
January 2006, Issue #12 (link)(NV C. da Silva 40 Year Old Tawny Port) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage N.V.
- Type Red - Fortified
- Producer C. da Silva
- Varietal Port Blend
- Designation Presidential Tawny 40 Years
- Vineyard n/a
- Country Portugal
- Region Douro
- SubRegion n/a
- Appellation Porto
- UPC Code 087224009408
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 39 (78%)
- Consumed 11 (22%)
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