1997 Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port
Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2010 11:57 am
Royal purple with a burgundy rim. The nose is inviting, giving sweet boysenberry syrup, black currant, and raisin with whiffs of licorice and violet. Medium weight in the mouth, this port displays sweet cherry and plum fruit with a smooth layer of milk chocolate overlaying it and a streak of tobacco-like spice running through it. The tannins are soft and round and the finish is of medium length. This is a very tasty and open style of VP that should be drinking well over the next 10 to 20 years and will probably live longer than that. 90pts, Tasted 3/08