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1985 Dow
Posted: 22:07 Fri 20 Nov 2015
by jdaw1
Thirty years after harvest we held a small horizontal of 1985s.
Re: 1985 Dow
Posted: 22:47 Mon 23 Nov 2015
by jdaw1
Re: 1985 Dow
Posted: 12:59 Mon 30 Nov 2015
by Doggett
D85 An impressive perfect cork pull by CPR. Lovely dense strong fruits. First tasting to me still appeared closed, but with more air, a later tasting was much nicer. I think this wine still has time to go before showing its best and I hope to have a nicer example in the future. 90 points
Re: 1985 Dow
Posted: 22:58 Sun 27 Dec 2015
by Alex Bridgeman
Red, but with tones of mid-maturity; 60% opaque. Lovely fruit on the nose, soft and gentle. Nice balance on entry with delightful balance and freshness although the acidity quickly builds up to searing levels. The acidity fades to allow a rich and flavoursome focused fruit palate to show. A lovely finish, full of sweetened cranberry. Very fine port. 92/100.
Re: 1985 Dow
Posted: 13:40 Wed 06 Jan 2016
by flash_uk
40% opacity, red. Dusty, tobacco nose. Good balance, syrupy, tobacco.
Re: 1985 Dow
Posted: 18:14 Thu 08 Aug 2019
by jdaw1
D85. Bright red, 50% opaque. Light and soft, and very dry. But lovely.
Later I added “Too dry.”