1955 Mackenzie Vintage Port
Posted: Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:30 pm
Part of the '55 @ 55 tasting at the RAF Club in London with special guest Christian Seely on 12-OCT-2010 after the 2010 Port Harvest Tour.
1955 Mackenzie Vintage Port
Color: Easily the darkest of the 16 Ports at the tasting. Dark and purple, very nearly opaque.
Nose: Nice, softly spicy.
Palate: Beautiful. Good tannins. Sweet-ish. A bit one-dimensional.
Finish: no note taken
Score: 90 points. This Port was so dark that it prompted significant discussion that it might be a forgery. Another bottle later at a different tasting showed similarly, however. I had this tied for #2 of the 2nd flight with the Noval and behind the Taylor.
1955 Mackenzie Vintage Port
Color: Easily the darkest of the 16 Ports at the tasting. Dark and purple, very nearly opaque.
Nose: Nice, softly spicy.
Palate: Beautiful. Good tannins. Sweet-ish. A bit one-dimensional.
Finish: no note taken
Score: 90 points. This Port was so dark that it prompted significant discussion that it might be a forgery. Another bottle later at a different tasting showed similarly, however. I had this tied for #2 of the 2nd flight with the Noval and behind the Taylor.