TN: 1960 Dow Vintage Port

[Al B.]

A bottle bought from Sothebys and in poor condition, being ullaged 2-3 cm below low shoulder. Pale brown in colour with a hint of red to the browniness. The nose is horribly medicinal and not attractive but does have some sweet red fruit to it. Sweet in the mouth with lots of spice and red licorice - very pleasant and much better than the nose would lead you to expect. Warm and tingling on the aftertaste with some heat on the cheeks but a lovely redcurrant jelly flavour. Would be excellent if the nose had not been so weak. Sadly, there were too many harsh notes for merit a higher score, but I would like to try one of these from a bottle in good condition. 85 points