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2011 Graham's Vintage Port

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 3:58 pm
by Barry Sunderland
My first Port to be Coravin'd.

As a PnP...very deep, dark, extracted, terrific grip, round, lithe, groovy tension, medium sweet, and an apple-like citric acidity vibrating in the background, l-o-n-g.

At a 4 hour decant time, it has smoothed out but lost its tension and grip...I prefer the PnP performance.

Re: 2011 Graham's Port

Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 6:38 pm
by Miguel Simoes
Do you plan on poking in every year?
Sounds fantastic...

Re: 2011 Graham's Port

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 12:29 pm
by Barry Sunderland
Miguel Simoes wrote:Do you plan on poking in every year?
Sounds fantastic...
No, I'm learning that the Coravin is fantastic for preservation up to about 2 weeks, but beyond that, oxidation in duly noted.

Re: 2011 Graham's Port

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:22 pm
by Andy Velebil
Has anyone tried this with an old VP yet? Curious how the cork has held up with the pressure/needle being inserted through it.

Re: 2011 Graham's Port

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 6:22 pm
by Barry Sunderland
Andy Velebil wrote:Has anyone tried this with an old VP yet? Curious how the cork has held up with the pressure/needle being inserted through it.
Andy, you provide the older VP, and I'll provide the Coravin. Deal?

Re: 2011 Graham's Port

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 6:28 pm
by Andy Velebil
Haha ok :)

Re: 2011 Graham's Port

Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 8:29 pm
by Barry Sunderland
My last glass...

Bottomless fruit, wonderful structure, an ongoing and ongoing grippy finish.

Re: 2011 Graham's Port

Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 3:18 am
by Roy Hersh
Very nice high quality juice. Glad you enjoyed this Barry. :winepour: