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TN: Rocha Glorious 50th

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:19 pm
by Barry Sunderland
Rocha Glorious 50th (A blend of 1937, 1957, 30 and 10 year tawnies)
Orange with yellow and tinge of red.
Deep aromas of butterscotch and toffee
Quite unctuous and round in the mouth, low acidity, somewhat alcoholic, orange, vanilla,
anise, slightly cloying. Tasty, good, chewy, but not a re-buy at $42 per .375. Perhaps this has seen better days. (7 years since bottling) 89-90 pts.

Re: TN: Rocha Glorious 50th

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:14 am
by Andy Velebil
Barry Sunderland wrote:Rocha Glorious 50th (A blend of 1937, 1957, 30 and 10 year tawnies)
Orange with yellow and tinge of red.
Deep aromas of butterscotch and toffee
Quite unctuous and round in the mouth, low acidity, somewhat alcoholic, orange, vanilla,
anise, slightly cloying. Tasty, good, chewy, but not a re-buy at $42 per .375. Perhaps this has seen better days. (7 years since bottling) 89-90 pts.
A good note and the last couple times I've had this I've thought the same as you, in that it has seen better days. Don't get me wrong, it's still a nice Port. However, it's no longer in the same league as it was when first released. A good example of what may happen when a tawny is stored in bottle for too long.

Re: TN: Rocha Glorious 50th

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:03 pm
by Barry Sunderland
Good point, Andy. It actually perked up more on night 2, seeming a bit more balanced...