Community Tasting Notes 7

• andrewstevenson.com wrote:

  February 5, 2024 - Found almost empty at bottom of rack, with severe cork damage.

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• AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 92 points

  October 15, 2020 - Licorice, cloves, preserved black cherries, preserved blackcurrants. Baking spices, rubber. Full bodied with a nice long finish. This is, as expected, great in 2020!

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• mark_m_owen wrote: 88 points

  December 25, 2012 - Eleven months later this is still holding up well. It's a good bottle, although maybe lacking a bit of length and depth.Still plenty of fruit, also some bittersweet notes and a nice smooth texture. A strange feeling of sweet yet dry. Never amazing but has been a pleasure to dip into every couple of months over the year.

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• BradboBaggins Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 10, 2012 - Decant 4 hours:
  
  Cork is a mess, showing seepage and the bottom half is very crumbly.
  
  The wine is full of soft tannin, sweet fruit and sweet fruit in a pretty light frame, which seems to really help balance the berry, citrus and coffee notes. The finish is quite long, with a grand marnier-esque character. Delicious and in its prime.

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• thomerik wrote: 85 points

  January 24, 2010 - I found a very last bottle in the cellar, being misplaced with some other port. I haven’t tasted this one for several years. Light colour. More than a 10y tawny than a vintage port on the colour. Just a bit of fruit left, but still very smooth. Probably aged some years too much. Remember the previous bottles as better.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1985
• Type Red - Fortified
• Producer Delaforce
• Varietal Port Blend
• Designation Vintage
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Douro
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Porto
• UPC Code 5602418004301

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• In Cellars 97 (70%)
• Consumed 42 (30%)

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