Warre 1963 Vintage Port
Posted: Thu Nov 03, 2005 8:54 am
Warre 1963 Vintage Port – Oporto bottled. Level into neck. I decanted the wine some 5 hours before serving to celebrate my birthday.
Light in colour, ruby red with some bricking. The nose was initially very alcoholic, but this blew off with prolonged air. Not the most outspoken nose, but nice and quite medicinal.
The body still carries plenty of weight, and offers some nice red cherry, dried figs, a tobacco touch and burned sugar. It is not sweet-tasting, one of the driest VP I’ve had in quite a while. Hot on the midpalate, but that might have to do with the Kracher we drank before the VP. It fade with additional sips.
The finish is of medium length, with chocolate and again some tobacco. 90 points.
A very nice VP, but IMHO this is starting to decline: a slight lack of fruit, and the weight of the body doesn’t match the amount of flavours one finds on the palate. It is still a pleasure to drink for sure, but I wouldn’t keep it for years.
I served a goat’s cheese from the Pyrenees (a Cabri-Ariegeois) to pair with the Port – It was a match made in heaven: what a great combination!
Light in colour, ruby red with some bricking. The nose was initially very alcoholic, but this blew off with prolonged air. Not the most outspoken nose, but nice and quite medicinal.
The body still carries plenty of weight, and offers some nice red cherry, dried figs, a tobacco touch and burned sugar. It is not sweet-tasting, one of the driest VP I’ve had in quite a while. Hot on the midpalate, but that might have to do with the Kracher we drank before the VP. It fade with additional sips.
The finish is of medium length, with chocolate and again some tobacco. 90 points.
A very nice VP, but IMHO this is starting to decline: a slight lack of fruit, and the weight of the body doesn’t match the amount of flavours one finds on the palate. It is still a pleasure to drink for sure, but I wouldn’t keep it for years.
I served a goat’s cheese from the Pyrenees (a Cabri-Ariegeois) to pair with the Port – It was a match made in heaven: what a great combination!