Community Tasting Notes 58

• bon vivant wrote: 94 points

  February 27, 2024 - Stood up for a few days. Cork soaked but in great shape, no leaks great fill. Slow ox for 4 hrs, double decant (lots of sediment) and took to dinner. Tight meniscus with only about 1.5 MM of clear edge. Strawberry xmas cake, caramel dried cherry and deeper notes of toffee and some nut. Ticks off all the boxes nicely. A bit sweet on the entry but excellent balance due to the right amount of acidity. Smooth mouth feel fairly full. No heat or VA. Finished broad and fairly long (45-60 seconds). Very impressive and a worthy comp to this year's version of Graham in overall quality. Even better with air and a few oz left over even smoother and more precise the following day. Should be good for another decade or more but at a very nice place. Yes please.

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• theportguy wrote: 92 points

  August 11, 2023 - Guys' Port Weekend - Seattle; 8/11/2023-8/13/2023 (Seattle, Washington): Ruby in color. Tobacco leaf and some spirit on the nose. The entry features strawberry and red currents, leading to an intense mouthfeel with bright red fruit, cherry, and strawberry notes. Balanced acidity and sweetness extend into a long finish.

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• Vincollegiet Likes this wine: 93 points

  June 12, 2023 - Lots of fruit left. Can be saved much longer.
  Excellent maturity. Quite light, not as dark as some other ports can be.
  Easy drinking (almost too easy!).
  An excellent wine. Looking forward to bottle two!

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• Radboy wrote: 92 points

  February 25, 2023 - A lovely port. Delicate strawberry fruit with just a hint of backbone. It hit the right spots.

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• scottesterly Likes this wine: 91 points

  January 29, 2023 - Needed a long decanting time. At 7 hours it has opened up nicely. Not the most robust, but quite nice. I’m not very good at descriptors, but I’d say almost strawberry on the nose and more red fruit on the palette.
  
  UPDATE 30 HOURS LATER:
  The next day… and it’s frankly better. I don’t want to change the original rating, but it’s at least a full point better and maybe two points better tonight. All gone now haha.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1985
• Type Red - Fortified
• Producer Gould Campbell
• Varietal Port Blend
• Designation Vintage
• Vineyard n/a
• Country Portugal
• Region Douro
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation Porto
• UPC Codes 5010867501249, 5010867504134, 854355001249

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• In Cellars 843 (63%)
• Consumed 497 (37%)

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