Decant: 12 hours - Opened 12 hours before drinking, one of the bottles that had been stored upright in the case that Sean recently posted a picture of. The case was quite a bizarre arrangement that I have never seen before. A standard cardboard carton with the bottles upright in the carton - with the carton then being placed into a wooden case!
The wine was a pale rose colour, the colour you would expect of a 20 year tawny. The nose was of brown sugar and golden syrup, very attractive and inviting. The same brown sugar and syrup flavours came through distinctly on the palate and have several layers of tertairy flavours to them. The length was good but subtle. Overall, I was really impressed with this wine. While it fully accept that a 1980 should not taste like I would expect a 1950's wine to taste, I really enjoyed this. 90/100 or 6/5.
90 points
TN: 1980 Ferreira Vintage Port
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