Vintage Port 1999 (Portvinsklubben 1981): Light blackberry and black currant fruit with a touch of dairy and coffee. Seems watery in the mid-palate. A charming wine in a very different style but simply lacks depth, aftertaste and intensity.
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Popped and poured at about 21c (70F). One taster said it was like a good LBV upon sampling. Nice colour, still youthful. Not hot on nose or mouth despite served above usual temperature. Not very complex (did not have time to breathe?) but drinks very well, has some grip and depth, clearly a vintage port albeit a bit simple. Mid-bodied. Not sure if it will evolve into something more complex. Extra points for drinkability. Not sure it can benefit from much more ageing - to be drunk within 6-7 years. A lighter expression of vintage port. Good to very good.
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Very young and very spirity. There is some fruit on the palate, but it's a bit closed overall. Quite high acidity. Bit strange really, but it was drunk with Sandra and Jorge, whom I'd have expected to spot a dodgy bottle, so it's no more than Good.
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10/22/2015 - canan wrote: 88 Points
Vintage Port 1999 (Portvinsklubben 1981): Light blackberry and black currant fruit with a touch of dairy and coffee. Seems watery in the mid-palate.
A charming wine in a very different style but simply lacks depth, aftertaste and intensity.
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9/1/2012 - pmazur wrote: 85 Points
Popped and poured at about 21c (70F). One taster said it was like a good LBV upon sampling. Nice colour, still youthful. Not hot on nose or mouth despite served above usual temperature. Not very complex (did not have time to breathe?) but drinks very well, has some grip and depth, clearly a vintage port albeit a bit simple. Mid-bodied. Not sure if it will evolve into something more complex. Extra points for drinkability. Not sure it can benefit from much more ageing - to be drunk within 6-7 years. A lighter expression of vintage port. Good to very good.
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5/30/2003 - andrewstevenson.com wrote: 84 Points
Very young and very spirity. There is some fruit on the palate, but it's a bit closed overall. Quite high acidity. Bit strange really, but it was drunk with Sandra and Jorge, whom I'd have expected to spot a dodgy bottle, so it's no more than Good.
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