1963 Quinta de La Rosa Vintage Port
Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 2:09 pm
Decant: 6 hours - From the family reserves, vinified at the quinta but bottled by Sandeman and bearing a simple Sandeman label.
Medium red, bricking on the edge; 50% opaque. Big and fragrant nose full of attractive, bright fruit. Thick texture, slightly hollow on the early palate but with pleasant dusty fruit. Medium bodied with nice mid-palate complexity and some lovely cedar wood. Big and tingling on the aftertaste, full of lingering gentle cherries. 88 points
Medium red, bricking on the edge; 50% opaque. Big and fragrant nose full of attractive, bright fruit. Thick texture, slightly hollow on the early palate but with pleasant dusty fruit. Medium bodied with nice mid-palate complexity and some lovely cedar wood. Big and tingling on the aftertaste, full of lingering gentle cherries. 88 points