TN: 1991 Morgan Vintage Port
Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:13 am
Decant: 2 hours - Part of a range of Morgan ports made available by Christie's for buyers to taste prior to the fine wine sale of Thursday November 2006.
This was a big surprise. Production techniques or sourcing of grapes or the winemaker must have changed. The difference between this wine and the 1985 - only a 6 year gap - was massively more different than between the 1985 and the 1963 - a 22 year gap. This wine had a deep red centre, holding right into the rim with perhaps only the slightest hint of brown. The nose was young and full of blueberries and promises the young port "fruit bomb" experience. This is exactly what it delivers when you taste the wine; ripe fruity entry with a nice acidic structure. Very different from earlier vintages. The only disappointment was a slightly short aftertaste. 6-7. 91 points
This was a big surprise. Production techniques or sourcing of grapes or the winemaker must have changed. The difference between this wine and the 1985 - only a 6 year gap - was massively more different than between the 1985 and the 1963 - a 22 year gap. This wine had a deep red centre, holding right into the rim with perhaps only the slightest hint of brown. The nose was young and full of blueberries and promises the young port "fruit bomb" experience. This is exactly what it delivers when you taste the wine; ripe fruity entry with a nice acidic structure. Very different from earlier vintages. The only disappointment was a slightly short aftertaste. 6-7. 91 points