TN: 1967 Cockburn Vintage Port

[Al B.]

Decant: 48 hours - This was the challenge wine that Derek threw my way. Pale colour, faded and tawny but with a distinctly pink centre. Nose slightly spirity showing tertiary fruit, leather and meat juices. Smooth, very smooth, into the mouth. Sweet, but not overly so. Liquorice and fruit cough drops. Not much complexity but a lovely acidic structure. The aftertaste glides into existence and stays in a subtle way for a surprising length of time. I was very impressed with this wine and, although it's probably fading, I would not be in too much of a hurry to drink up any bottles I had of this wine – I think it gets an unfair press. 92 points