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Friday, September 24, 2021 - Purchased a 12 pack case of this in OWC from acker auctions, which is now in Delaware so I picked it up from the temp controlled warehouse. With no tax or shipping the uber steal price was only $31.12 per 750ml. The bottle was caked in hardened dust, cork was crumbly to remove so I had to use some cheesecloth to strain it. Unlike others who had bottles that perhaps were not temp control stored at some point of time, it was readily apparent from the nose and the flavors that this bottle WAS properly stored and is likely representative of how it should taste. Raisiney and black cherry fruit profile with a touch of leather, with such forward fruit that it was properly balanced with the alcohol not dominating. Garnet red in color, middle of the chart sweetness level, and lighter in body than some of the more intense vintage ports that I have had. Reset your drinking window for properly cellared bottles of this wine from now to 2032 or as late as 2035 if you like your vintage ports extra old.

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