1977 Royal Oporto Colheita Port

[Lamont Huxley]

Dark amber in color - The nose is sweet and rich, something like caramelized bananas and cinnamon with vanilla ice cream. The palate is also on the sweet side, though short of being overwhelmingly so, as the acidity is just enough to balance out the full carmelized fruit flavor profile, edged with citrus notes and ending with a fairly long finish. This colheita doesn't show quite as much complexity as I might expect from a tawny of this age, however it's a nice rich treat. It went perfectly with the vanilla-pear cake that I ate with it. 85 pts, Tasted 2/08