For The Love Of Port

Decant: 4 hours - A bottle bought from and consumed in El Vino, Fleet Street. Deep red with a plummy tone, sfter on the rim; 95% opaque. Stewed strawberries on the nose, a swirl revealing bottle stink. Light entry, with red licorice fruit showing quickly. Sweet and flavoursome on the palate but a lightweight wine for a Graham - more elegance and finesse than power. The bottle stink tones lurk behind the powdery tannins. Sweet aniseed on the aftertaste and a finish of modest length - although this reappears unexpectedly as a nice sage flavour. This is drinking nicely now, and may well be at its peak. Pleasant enough sipping port. 87 points