Stewart was here tonight and it was fitting and proper that we should explore the 1999 Dow's Crusted Port together while determining the future of FTLOP's Forum/eNewsletter/Website.
Decanted for 2-3 hours and the decanter was empty in about 65 minutes from the time we started drinking. Dark magenta color with ruby rim. Aromatically pleasing with primary plum, hints of blueberry, and a backdrop of tobacco which was unmistakable. Altogether it had a rather "fresh" and youthful nose to it.
Not much in the way of sediment, in fact it was quite fine. Dow's Crusted delivered a light to medium body weight that was soft on the palate with VIRTUALLY no signs of tannins. The mouthfeel was mostly smooth and the the fruit was ripe, sweet and reminiscent of blackberry and boysenberry pancake syrup, which was tasty but lacked depth. If I did not know better, I'd have guessed this was a Graham's Six Grapes. Some gentle alcohol showed up on the medium length finish. 87 points.
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1999 Dow Crusted Port
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1999 Dow Crusted Port
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