1963 Sandeman Vintage Port
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:52 pm
Tasted in NYC on 2/19/2010 in a flight of 5
1960 Sandeman Vintage Port
1963 Sandeman Vintage Port
1966 Sandeman Vintage Port
1970 Sandeman Vintage Port
1977 Sandeman Vintage Port
1963 Sandeman Vintage Port
Color: Deep garnet. Darkest (of 5) by a decent amount.
Nose: Really off... dirty socks, musky, some alcohol. Since I'm apparently immune to TCA, this is something else wrong with the bottle.
Palate: Hot, musty, and very dry. Very good tannins for a '63, but only decent acidity. Light body. Fruits seem a bit sour.
General concensus at the table was that the bottle was flawed, so no rating. Interestingly, by the end of the evening (2-3 hours later) my glass was actually fine. The dirty socks and musk odor had blown off, and the fruits mellowed enough to make it a perfectly acceptable drink. It had even sweetened up a bit, but was still dry and hot. Even after the improvement, still last out of 5.
1960 Sandeman Vintage Port
1963 Sandeman Vintage Port
1966 Sandeman Vintage Port
1970 Sandeman Vintage Port
1977 Sandeman Vintage Port
1963 Sandeman Vintage Port
Color: Deep garnet. Darkest (of 5) by a decent amount.
Nose: Really off... dirty socks, musky, some alcohol. Since I'm apparently immune to TCA, this is something else wrong with the bottle.
Palate: Hot, musty, and very dry. Very good tannins for a '63, but only decent acidity. Light body. Fruits seem a bit sour.
General concensus at the table was that the bottle was flawed, so no rating. Interestingly, by the end of the evening (2-3 hours later) my glass was actually fine. The dirty socks and musk odor had blown off, and the fruits mellowed enough to make it a perfectly acceptable drink. It had even sweetened up a bit, but was still dry and hot. Even after the improvement, still last out of 5.