First bottle from a stash of six. Levels all good, one bottle light in colour,rest good. This is not the light bottle, but lowest level of the others (just above BN).
D+1: Dark colour, perhaps 70% opaque. Nose soft, light fruit, perhaps sherbet. Flavour fabulous; deep, deep plums, and spice; strong backbone, superb. Still some fruit with secondary and tertiary character. Some heat on the pre-dinner, fading to plums and complexity. Fantastic port.
Rating: excellent
1970 Warre
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1970 Warre
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Re: 1970 Warre
"pre-dinner"? Presumably either aftertaste or finish.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
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2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: 1970 Warre
Should have been "pre-finish" (auto-incorrect on the phone).
I still have a small amount left for tonight and/or tomorrow, however only around 20% since it was so good from D+1 to D+3. If the other bottles (ignoring the light one) show anywhere near as well as this, I'll be very happy.
I still have a small amount left for tonight and/or tomorrow, however only around 20% since it was so good from D+1 to D+3. If the other bottles (ignoring the light one) show anywhere near as well as this, I'll be very happy.
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Re: 1970 Warre
D+27 : Still very tasty and enjoyable, but showing its age slightly; would perhaps rate a vg/vg+ tonight, whereas last night's ex rating might have been slightly stingy. Definitely worth staying with a 4-6hr decant for preference, and perhaps going shorter rather than longer where necessary.
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Re: 1970 Warre
D+51 Last glass. Still enjoyable, but not what it was. Still g+ or g/vg, but definitely worth enjoying all on the first evening where possible.