1966 Rocha Colheita Port

[Jay Powers]

Rocha's 1966, bottled by Ridge (California), purchased from K&L.

Lead capsule and a decrepit cork which fell apart on opening. Upon decanting off of a fairly heavy sediment very little aroma was observed and a pale pink color with brown/orange hints.

After ~3-4 hours in the decanter the color had undergone a dramatic change to ruby red with a brown trend. The aroma had dramatically increased in power. In the glass and on the nose: Spicey and flowery with hints of vanilla and maple. Well integrated with no hint of spirit. Tending towards the tawney, but you could not mistake this for a wood port. According to my wife, the best port she has ever had. I would not go quite so far, but this was a very nce port for drinking now. Don't wait, this is fully mature and is unlikely to get better in the bottle.

This was my first Rocha, and I will surely be looking for some more examples in the future!

Jay