1987 Graham's Quinta Dos Malvedos
Posted: 22:20 Fri 06 Mar 2009
This wine was decanted at 6pm today and first tried at 9pm. The neck had both an outer and inner foil which was unusual and the cork was in reasonable condition, although it broke coming out. I was able to extract the remaining 1/4 with a corkscrew without much difficulty.
The immediate thing that struck me was the colour of this wine. A really dark red, barely translucent at the edges even. A very fruity nose.
In the mouth the tannins are very noticeable. I cannot recall another port I have tried recently with such a dryness left in the mouth. Cherry flavours are the most prominent.
If I did not know the vintage of this port I would guess it was much younger and the colour would suggest LBV or Ruby.
This is a recent acquisition and one I am very pleased with. It will be making an appearance at a TPF offline next time we have a suitable theme!
The immediate thing that struck me was the colour of this wine. A really dark red, barely translucent at the edges even. A very fruity nose.
In the mouth the tannins are very noticeable. I cannot recall another port I have tried recently with such a dryness left in the mouth. Cherry flavours are the most prominent.
If I did not know the vintage of this port I would guess it was much younger and the colour would suggest LBV or Ruby.
This is a recent acquisition and one I am very pleased with. It will be making an appearance at a TPF offline next time we have a suitable theme!