1963 Graham Vintage Port

[John Danza]

• 1963 Graham Porto Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto (11/19/2012)
  This bottle had no label but had a sand-colored hard wax capsule branded "Graham's 1963". The cork was correctly branded as well. I've had this bottle since about 1992. The wine was double decanted about five hours before services. An even brick red in color, very healthy looking. The wine was still very hot with alcohol, so it clearly needs at least eight hours of decanting time, quite amazing for a near 50-year-old port. The flavors were mostly tart cherries and plums, but more couldn't be determined due to the alcohol heat. The wine was medium sweet, with no dryness on the finish, really quite nice for pairing with cheese. The wine is fully mature but not close to declining at this point, so it should provide at least another 20 years of quality drinking. (95 pts.)

[Andy Velebil]

A favorite 1963 of mine. With the exception of a few others, this is one of the top from the vintage IMO.

[John Danza]

A favorite 1963 of mine. With the exception of a few others, this is one of the top from the vintage IMO.

I agree Andy, to the extent I've had some 63s. I've not had the Fonseca or Taylor, but have had the Croft, Cockburn, Offley and Warre in addition to the Graham. With the exception of one Graham 63 that clearly had some seepage issues, the Graham has always bee the top of the heep.