1970 Warre's Vintage Port
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2009 5:09 pm
Tom Archer's TN from another thread
25 August 06 - 3pm
English bottled - no label or any sign that it ever had one. Acquired some time ago from a Cambridge auction as ex. college stock - (I didn't prise open my recently acquired owc).
Identified by the capsule - the cork is so lightly branded, it is hard to discern the date. Bottler unknown.
Decanted 3pm. Came very cleanly off a huge sediment. Green glass is so much better then brown...
In the decanter, a noble ruby - typical for it's age.
First sip - only a hint of bottle stink - good on the palate, but not mind-blowing - finish is a bit fiery.
I think it will be better this evening and tomorrow.
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9pm - a glass proper
In the glass it could hardly look better - a deep majestic ruby with just a hint of bronze and clear meniscus.
Bouquet is also superb - rich & venerable.
On the palate it slides down effortlessly, with a flash of fire on the finish, but is perhaps a little lacking in body and flavour - it's almost as though too much has come out of the wine and gone into that mountain of sediment..
But this is a class act, and in no way going over the hill. Indeed it might yet improve a little over the next few years, but whether it will plateau for a long time I am not sure - perhaps not enough beef for that.
This is certainly a good wine to enjoy now
Lets see how it develops...
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24 hours on and the wine is now very nicely developed - it comes over as having a little more youth and substance now, and I have more confidence in it's ability to stand the test of time.
Like the W77 I had last December, the passage of a day has added a flash of purple to the colour.
However, whilst there is good consistency of style, this is definitely the better of the two.
Tom
Disclaimer: Posted by Derek Turnbull, a self confessed suffer of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which caused me to copy this note to the VT Forum so that my own note did not feel lonely
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25 August 06 - 3pm
English bottled - no label or any sign that it ever had one. Acquired some time ago from a Cambridge auction as ex. college stock - (I didn't prise open my recently acquired owc).
Identified by the capsule - the cork is so lightly branded, it is hard to discern the date. Bottler unknown.
Decanted 3pm. Came very cleanly off a huge sediment. Green glass is so much better then brown...
In the decanter, a noble ruby - typical for it's age.
First sip - only a hint of bottle stink - good on the palate, but not mind-blowing - finish is a bit fiery.
I think it will be better this evening and tomorrow.
------
9pm - a glass proper
In the glass it could hardly look better - a deep majestic ruby with just a hint of bronze and clear meniscus.
Bouquet is also superb - rich & venerable.
On the palate it slides down effortlessly, with a flash of fire on the finish, but is perhaps a little lacking in body and flavour - it's almost as though too much has come out of the wine and gone into that mountain of sediment..
But this is a class act, and in no way going over the hill. Indeed it might yet improve a little over the next few years, but whether it will plateau for a long time I am not sure - perhaps not enough beef for that.
This is certainly a good wine to enjoy now
Lets see how it develops...
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24 hours on and the wine is now very nicely developed - it comes over as having a little more youth and substance now, and I have more confidence in it's ability to stand the test of time.
Like the W77 I had last December, the passage of a day has added a flash of purple to the colour.
However, whilst there is good consistency of style, this is definitely the better of the two.
Tom
Disclaimer: Posted by Derek Turnbull, a self confessed suffer of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder which caused me to copy this note to the VT Forum so that my own note did not feel lonely
This tasting note is one of several related tasting notes. Click [here] to see the original note in context.