1970 Graham Vintage Port

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1970 Graham Vintage Port

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From a case I purchased during Zachy's auction last November. I didn't take detailed notes as I'd opened it for dinner at Lot No. 3 in Bellevue, but I did make a mental note about the cocoa and dark cherries. Exceptionally smooth, balanced tannins and acidity, with just a hint of heat to start out, but the heat may have been due to only having time for a 2-hour decant. By the end of the evening there was no heat at all.

I struggled with a score because it was really, really good. I was afraid that the ambiance (or the One Armed Bandit cocktail I'd started with) might be affecting my perception. But I kept flashing back to the 1976 Krohn Colheita that we had on Sunday at the 9th Anniversary Tasting and this G70 was comparable. So my score reflects that.

I can only hope that the remaining 8 bottles show as well. Simply magnificent.

97 points.
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A great 1970, and a very fine Graham's in a long and consistent line of VPs by this producer.
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:) looking fwd to the 11 left from the case I got alongside yours. The first bottle was overshadowed by a 70 Fonseca I had had just a few days earlier.
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How wonderful! I bought a case at auction in 2000 (or thereabouts) and after a decade in my cellar, most of the corks leaked badly. That was fortuitous in that it meant we had to drink quite a lot of bottles in a short period of time, and every single one of them was spectacular, despite the leakages. A couple of bottles weren't leaking, and they're in my cellar today, so I'm very happy to know that it's still drinking so well, thank you! :)
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Celia C wrote:How wonderful! I bought a case at auction in 2000 (or thereabouts) and after a decade in my cellar, most of the corks leaked badly. That was fortuitous in that it meant we had to drink quite a lot of bottles in a short period of time, and every single one of them was spectacular, despite the leakages. A couple of bottles weren't leaking, and they're in my cellar today, so I'm very happy to know that it's still drinking so well, thank you! :)
Yikes! Did the cellar get warm?
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The 1970 I own the most of.
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Andy no, all the other ports were fine. Just this particular case, but I had bought it at auction so not sure what provenance was. I suspect the corks just weren't great either. It made me change how I store my ports though - I now have them all out on racks where I can keep an eye on them!
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