1985 Kopke VP
Posted: 02:14 Sun 23 Nov 2008
This bottle was acquired at Glasgow airport a month or so ago with the intention of providing a comparison to the 1983 Kopke Quinta St. Luiz. Firstly, it is a much darker red colour - almost ruby red. There is quite a lot of alcohol on the nose but it is much less evident to taste. It is a very sweet VP that appears to drink quite well with a medium decanting time. This was decanted around 2pm and consumed from 8pm onwards.
By comparison to the 1983, it is darker, but with a finer sediment and much less fire on the nose and to taste. A better port and may yet improve a little more. My only concern was that again the cork seemed very poor and I wonder if they bought cheap corks? At least the 1985 looked like it had been stored better!
By comparison to the 1983, it is darker, but with a finer sediment and much less fire on the nose and to taste. A better port and may yet improve a little more. My only concern was that again the cork seemed very poor and I wonder if they bought cheap corks? At least the 1985 looked like it had been stored better!