TN: 1912 Croft Vintage Port
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:13 am
Decant: 6½ hours - 35 minutes after decanting this port had an orange centre with the colour holding into the rim. Darker than both the 1896 and the 1917 alongside it. Closed on the nose compared to the 1896 but those distinctive mandarins again came through over the top of burnt toffee and mint. Neutral entry, slightly dry with an odd bitterness of grapefruit but also some woody sweetness underneath. Bitter birch-sap initially on the aftertaste but this mellows to leave a lingering cranberry. 3/2 or 85/100. Fading.
6½ hours after decanting this had lost much of its impact on the nose and was now highly acidic in the mouth. However, the acidity had better balance with the sweetness that had developed and the Dundee Marmalade aftertaste was much more enjoyable than before. 88/100. 88 points
6½ hours after decanting this had lost much of its impact on the nose and was now highly acidic in the mouth. However, the acidity had better balance with the sweetness that had developed and the Dundee Marmalade aftertaste was much more enjoyable than before. 88/100. 88 points