Last tasting of the season with our monthly tasting group, and as ussual we finish with the fortified wines.
1994 Vintage Port, Graham
A deep, open, juicy nose with notes of sugared coffee, plums, bakelite and boatloads of sweet violets. Very, very good.
The taste is tight and concentrated, still young, with silky black fruit, a very long, distinct finish with sweet tannins. Needs at least 10 more years.
90p (tasted 2024/12)
30 Anos Port, S. Leonardo
A mature, deep nose with notes of molasses, cooked red apples, roasted nuts and shoe polish. Complex and fine.
The taste is big and bold with notes of white raisins, cookie dough, walnuts and sugared coffee. Very long and yummy.
92p (tasted 2024/12)
40 Anos Port, S. Leonardo
A rich, concentrated nose with notes of old wood, plum jam, bonfire smoke, dried apples and detergent. Very high and interesting.
The taste is tight and focused with depth, intensity and massive sweetness which is paired with a healthy dose of tannins and acidity. Very fine.
94p (tasted 2024/12)
Great Grandfather Rare Tawny, Penfolds
This old Solera displays a bottomless deep, perfumed and just stunning nose with notes of plums, a petrol station, smoke, high octane coffee and ripe black currants. Intense and subtile at the same time. High and refined.
The taste is taut, rich and multi layered with the settings set to eleven - Spinal Tap - "These go to eleven...." - yet it is balanced, focused and utterly gorgeous. Grand Vin.
98p (tasted 2024/12)
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