1987 Kopke Vintage Port
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 1:54 pm
"Best of the '80s" FTLOP Vintage Port Retrospective
Holiday Inn Issaquah
1/29/2011
1987 Kopke Vintage Port
served blind
Color: Medium red with purple tint. Slightly cloudy. Almost looks faded.
Nose: Soft black berries. Nice. Round. Possibly some tomato?
Palate: Sweet, round, and full. Mostly primary and black. Some mint?
Finish: Good but not great length. Fades nicely.
Score: 94 points. Best Port of the night to this point, but was beaten by a narrow margin later in this flight. This was one of two ringers in the 1985 flight but I didn't catch it. A great showing for Kopke and I never would have guessed it would show so well - I actually had it scored the same as the 1985 Fonseca. That's some good company!
Holiday Inn Issaquah
1/29/2011
1987 Kopke Vintage Port
served blind
Color: Medium red with purple tint. Slightly cloudy. Almost looks faded.
Nose: Soft black berries. Nice. Round. Possibly some tomato?
Palate: Sweet, round, and full. Mostly primary and black. Some mint?
Finish: Good but not great length. Fades nicely.
Score: 94 points. Best Port of the night to this point, but was beaten by a narrow margin later in this flight. This was one of two ringers in the 1985 flight but I didn't catch it. A great showing for Kopke and I never would have guessed it would show so well - I actually had it scored the same as the 1985 Fonseca. That's some good company!