1908 Cockburn

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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1908 Cockburn

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Pale rose pink in colour, 20% opaque. Very lively and spicy nose, delicious and full of elegant rose hip. A touch dry initially but then an explosion of flavour comes through on the mid-palate - and just keeps growing until the late palate is really firing on all four cylinders. There is a delicious complexity and multiple layers of flavour to the palate. The aftertaste is big, with a huge red jelly and chilli pepper finish. Superb port. 99/100. Drunk 27-Sep-16. Decanted 4 hours.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
LGTrotter
Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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Re: 1908 Cockburn

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*label bias klaxon*

Are you sure this is 99 points? Is it possible that you have upped your score a teeny bit on account of your amazement at finding a delicious old port with none of the usual limitations of decrepitude? Or perhaps the setting and guests may have influenced you?

I have considered these possibilities and dismissed them, the rigour of the tasting note would have banished any such inconsistency from the final score.
Andy Velebil
Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
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Re: 1908 Cockburn

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No, this was an amazing bottle for sure.


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Alex Bridgeman
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Re: 1908 Cockburn

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This is one of the bottles that JDAW dreamt about, as you will read once my life slows down a little. While I freely confess that the setting and company might have influenced me since I am merely human, it was an amazing bottle of port to drink and I'm privileged that I was able to do so.

If you don't believe me, put the Cockburn 1908 on your bucket list and make sure that I'm with you when your dream comes true. Please?
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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