1963 BURMESTER VINTAGE PORT

[SEAN C.]

There was not enough time given to properly decant the 1963 Burmester and as a result it had a strong nose of alcohol mixed with a strange canned tomato smell. It was cloudy in the glass and brick red in color. There was a ton of acidity in the mouth and it initially tasted like sugary cotton candy and tart fruit. After several hours of decanting the Burmester did improve but still had citrus-like notes on the palate, perhaps due to the acidity. This was a decent '63 but hard to drink next to the 1948 Graham.
Sean C. 88/100
Moses B. 85/100

[Andy Velebil]

Yeah, I could see how this bottle would have a hard time standing up next to the '48 Graham's Thanks for the notes Sean.

[Richard Henderson]

The 1963 Burmester was one of my first ports. In the late 80's a local shop had a lot of it for about $30-40.
I remember sailing a 20 feet Ensenada on Copano Bay near Rockport, Texas with my family , circa 1990 on a sunset sail on a beam reach drinking the 63 Burmester with Stilton , whole meal biscuits and walnuts. It was not a blockbuster wine and your 85-87 scores match my memory of it but it was a good 63 vp for the price.