1985 Delaforce Porto Vintage

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 87.9 points

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  2/5/2024 - andrewstevenson.com wrote:

  Found almost empty at bottom of rack, with severe cork damage.

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  10/15/2020 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot Likes this wine: 92 Points

  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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  12/25/2012 - mark_m_owen wrote: 88 Points

  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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  6/10/2012 - BradboBaggins Likes this wine: 90 Points

  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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  1/24/2010 - thomerik wrote: 85 Points

  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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