1999 Sandeman Vau Vintage Port

[Carlos Rodriguez]

1 hour after opening
Dark, opaque and alive colour. With a small clear edge. Some purple notes. You can see is a young VP. It's very dense. The smell to red matured fruits concentrate, it is closed. The taste quite sweet, alcoholic and astringent. You can feel the vintage classic aroma, but we have to wait until this VP become drinkable.
3 hours after opening
The smell has won complexity, now isn't so fruity, but it has some mulberry notes. In mouth begins to be opened but still needs more time.
5 hours after opening
The smell has lost his alcohol and these good vintage aromas that was hiding has come out. In mouth ended up been astringent. It begins to have harmony on the whole. With a long and agreeable aftertaste. It still needs more time.
7 hours after opening
Now is softer, it's still rough.
11 hours after opening
Nearly the same than 7 hours after opening.

I did enjoy it. It needs to be opened at least 6-7 hours before to drink it. But it have something that it doesn't convince me. Maybe the astringent, rough flavour. Anyhow I would drink it again.

[Glenn E.]

Thanks for the TN Carlos, I've often wondered what the Sandeman Vau VPs are like.