Community Tasting Note

WineGold wrote:

Saturday, December 24, 2016 - 375ml. Started hot. Decanted 6 hours. Still hot, but smoother. Thinnish viscosity even after 8 hours..Let it rest over night in a covered glass decanter. Now the magic started. The alcohol evaporated, and the entire liquid thickened up. Tasted mid-day on day 2 (okay, not tasted, but drank the rest...), these notes are reflective of this tasting.

Dark red, almost purple. Nose of plums dominate, but also cassis and prunes. On the palate, there are smooth, rich, medium-to-very sweet flavors of plums with undertones of white chocolate, a bit of white pepper, and a drop of vanilla. The finish lingers for a minute or more. It's velvety on the mouth feel, coating the palate and hanging out, chilling out, then slowly, gradually, fading.

Given how long it took for this settle and the heat to blow off, I suspect it has not years but decades left. At least 20 years of improvement here, probably more.

Very nice port. Very good. Glad I got a handful of half-bottle of this, with four left.

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