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1980 Dow
Posted: 23:33 Mon 18 Apr 2016
by jdaw1
On Thursday 21
st April 2016, the night before
The Big Fortified Tasting, at the
Boot & Flogger, we met for a double-vertical,
Dow versus
Graham.
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Re: 1980 Dow
Posted: 09:17 Thu 21 Apr 2016
by jdaw1
Re: 1980 Dow
Posted: 12:59 Wed 27 Apr 2016
by flash_uk
80% opacity, deep deep red. Muted nose, dark fruits. Deep fruit on the palate, to a finish of big dry tannin. Alcohol also to the fore. All the ingredients are there, bit unintegrated right now perhaps. Suspect though that this will come together into a stunning port in the next 5-10 years. I will be buying.
Re: 1980 Dow
Posted: 22:25 Tue 24 May 2016
by Alex Bridgeman
An incredible dark red colour, 95% opaque. Masses of dust on the nose, mixed with candied black cherries. Sweet backcurrant candy on entry bringing a mass of dusty tannins on the dry blackcurrant and caramel mid-palate. A very dry palate lacking a little complexity but with an amazing power and youth still. Dry on the aftertaste with lots of black cherry and cocoa powder. A fabulous length to this youthful port. 94/100.
Re: 1980 Dow
Posted: 12:51 Mon 12 Aug 2019
by jdaw1
D80. Dark dark dark red, 80% opaque. Hint of sharpness, and mid-palate aniseed that brightens the whole palate.