1985 Burmester Vintage Port

[Andy Velebil]

1985 Burmester Vintage Port
Still holding its color and with a nose of a young perfume nose of plums I had high hopes for this bottle from a house not normally associated with top notch VP’s back then. Young grapes, menthol, pepper, big tannins, and some unintegrated heat are a bit syrupy as it seemed to lack some acidity. The palate also had this underlying medicinal cardboard taste that, based on other older Ports from Bermester I’ve had, I didn’t perceive as being corked. But other 80’s Ports I’ve had from them have had some massive band-aid flavors and although this wasn’t nearly as bad as other bottles I’ve, was reminincient of those. A shame as this seemed to have lots of potential. 89 points.
01/31/09

[Roy Hersh]

I have always been a fan of the '85 Burmester and find it to be a great unspoken value in VP from this vintage which doesn't typically come inextpensively these days. At least not the bottles we'd want to drink.

[Andy Velebil]

I would like to try this one again. I don't recall ever having tried this one before and I'd heard it was a normally a good bottle. So I was bummed that this bottle didn't show quite as well as it should have. That just means I gotta find a bottle of it to try again

[Eric Menchen]

Of the eight 1985s we had at the 1st Gala, this and the SW were the favorites for me and my wife. It is too bad I can't find any here in the US. My thanks to whomever brought it.

[Roy Hersh]

It was one of mine, but no thanks required at all. Again, I think this is one of the really fine under appreciated VPs from 1985 and there are some around, but they don't show up all that often.

I am sure I could get some for you if seriously interested, but it would take awhile to arrange. Let me know.

[Eric Menchen]

I am sure I could get some for you if seriously interested, but it would take awhile to arrange. Let me know.

Thank-you for the offer, but at the moment scarcity of Port is not the limiting factor in my purchases. I have a long list awaiting funding, and of course I'm saving up for the FTLOP opPORTunity next month.

[Carlos Rodriguez]

Thank's for the notes. (Sorry I couldn't reply earlier but I was abroad).
I still have a bottle or two of this Port. Do you recomend me to drink it right now or it maybe some years later..?

[Kurt Wieneke]

Carlos,
This port is in a really good place right now. I would drink it sooner rather than later.

[Roy Hersh]

I agree with Kurt. In great shape now and although I believe the upside on well stored bottles is still pretty good, that upside is only probably another 10 years or so, before reaching a plateau.

[Moses Botbol]

I agree with Kurt. In great shape now and although I believe the upside on well stored bottles is still pretty good, that upside is only probably another 10 years or so, before reaching a plateau.

That is what I am hoping for. Haven't bought any yet, but a few cases are on my horizon by years' end.

[Carlos Rodriguez]

Thank's Kurt and Roy,
It's been very helpfull. Then I may drink one soon and probably leave the other to reach the 30yrs. I'll tell you how they are when I try them.