1985 Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port
Posted: Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:12 pm
"Best of the '80s" FTLOP Vintage Port Retrospective
Holiday Inn Issaquah
1/29/2011
1985 Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port
served blind
Color: Red tending toward orange. Very pretty, but looks a little older than the others.
Nose: Red Twizzlers.
Palate: Very similar to #17 ('85 Gould Campbell) but weaker. Darker colors in the mouth than in the glass.
Finish: Heat and some grip. Nice, but not especially so.
Score: 90 points. I guessed this might be the Smith Woodhouse, but that was more a process of elimination than any particular clue in the glass.
Holiday Inn Issaquah
1/29/2011
1985 Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port
served blind
Color: Red tending toward orange. Very pretty, but looks a little older than the others.
Nose: Red Twizzlers.
Palate: Very similar to #17 ('85 Gould Campbell) but weaker. Darker colors in the mouth than in the glass.
Finish: Heat and some grip. Nice, but not especially so.
Score: 90 points. I guessed this might be the Smith Woodhouse, but that was more a process of elimination than any particular clue in the glass.