1995 Graham's Quinta dos Malvedos Vintage Port
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 8:07 pm
I had never seen this port in our market until a couple of weeks ago.
Bought the two bottles from the shelf.
Decanted 7.5 hours ago. It was a little hot on opening, now perfectly balanced. Lots of "huckleberry", black currant fruit, overripe raspberry fruit. Dense ruby color. Mint and loads of jammy fruit on the nose. Big finish and a full mouthfeel, hitting lots of taste buds, Much depth here. A delightful port experience. Maybe many years left but very ready to go now at 10 YO. Huckleberry is my favorite port descriptor. If the port shows huckleberries, a small sweet member of the blueberry family but more red in color than blue, it will get high ratings from me.
I have posted many notes on the Dow Q Do B from 1995. This Graham's is way ahead of that fine port. I have to give this a 92. Hope to run across a few more bottles.
Bought the two bottles from the shelf.
Decanted 7.5 hours ago. It was a little hot on opening, now perfectly balanced. Lots of "huckleberry", black currant fruit, overripe raspberry fruit. Dense ruby color. Mint and loads of jammy fruit on the nose. Big finish and a full mouthfeel, hitting lots of taste buds, Much depth here. A delightful port experience. Maybe many years left but very ready to go now at 10 YO. Huckleberry is my favorite port descriptor. If the port shows huckleberries, a small sweet member of the blueberry family but more red in color than blue, it will get high ratings from me.
I have posted many notes on the Dow Q Do B from 1995. This Graham's is way ahead of that fine port. I have to give this a 92. Hope to run across a few more bottles.