For The Love Of Port

I opened this for the August Virtual Tasting, and tasted it well chilled (fridge temp). I wasn't expecting much, and was pleasantly surprised.

Porto Rocha Branco Lagrima

Color: darker than I expected - a deep gold with tan overtones.
Nose: Not much... some faint alcohol, something akin to paraffin, and something in-between lemon and orange. Also a very faint sense of honey.
Palate: A little too thick and unctuous for a hot day, but pleasant tasting. Sweet and full bodied, with flavors of honeycomb and vanilla. Possibly some mango? There's also an overtone of coffee, but with cream and sugar.
Finish: A small amount of heat, echos of the palate, and then a relatively fast fade-out. There's a little bit of an edge to it, but nothing overt.

Score: Good, but not great, so let's call it 84 points. I think that I'd rather have this than a 1970 Royal Oporto, but it's a close call. I've had those anywhere from 82 to 85. With a little more complexity and depth to the flavors this could easily reach 88-89.

Glenn E. wrote: I think that I'd rather have this than a 1970 Royal Oporto, but it's a close call.

You're killing me Smalls

How was it when served less chilled, any difference ... or once it warmed up to room temp?

Roy Hersh wrote:How was it when served less chilled, any difference ... or once it warmed up to room temp?

I didn't notice a difference as it warmed up, but I also wasn't looking for one. And my glass didn't last all that long so it probably didn't have time to warm all the way up to room temp anyway.