A bottle from the old London wine merchants, Page & Sandeman. No label, only the stamp on the seal to indicate the vintage and bottler. This was opened as it had started to leak and was ullaged down to low shoulder. Sadly, the cork was unbranded so unless some kind soul has access to the records of Page & Sandeman, the identity of the wine will remain unknown forever.
A deep orange in colour, 30% opaque. Full on the nose, but with the remains of bottle stink making the wine smell like over-ripe or rotting oranges; not attractive. Very sweet impact on the palate; thick, full bodied and a big wine with plenty of layers of flavour. Lots of burnt orange and burnt caramel; some slight rubberiness from the bottle stink but also slightly bitter. A lot of heat on swallowing, but this is followed by a very, very long finish of mouthfilling proportions that has an amazing amount of aromatic dryness to it. Almost like biting into cedar wood. 89/100. Drunk after 4 hours decanting on 28 October 2010.
For no reason other than the flavour profile, this may have been a Cockburn as it had so much concentrated orange in it.
A day later, the bottle stink had blown off almost completely and the wine had improved significantly. Delightful port. 92/100. Drunk 28-Oct-10.
1908 Unknown Shipper Vintage Port
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