1963 Borges
Posted: 15:11 Tue 26 May 2009
One of small stash of originally anonymous bottles secured by Julian, and very kindly given to me last year.
English bottled, generic foil capsule of a design often used by the smaller bottlers.
Pure brown when decanted, no red visible at all. Seemed very viscous, and took a long time to pass through my decanting funnel.
Curiously, when I poured a glass a few hours later, some red colouration had evolved. Drunk over a couple of days with little subsequent evolution.
Much more akin to a 20yr tawny than a vintage port, and a very agreeable sweet quaff. Reading the notes made of the first bottle opened, It would seem that this was a much better bottle.
Not a superstar though, but with a high sugar concentration to preserve it, not at death's door either.
- Thanks Julian!
Score 5-4
Tom
English bottled, generic foil capsule of a design often used by the smaller bottlers.
Pure brown when decanted, no red visible at all. Seemed very viscous, and took a long time to pass through my decanting funnel.
Curiously, when I poured a glass a few hours later, some red colouration had evolved. Drunk over a couple of days with little subsequent evolution.
Much more akin to a 20yr tawny than a vintage port, and a very agreeable sweet quaff. Reading the notes made of the first bottle opened, It would seem that this was a much better bottle.
Not a superstar though, but with a high sugar concentration to preserve it, not at death's door either.
- Thanks Julian!
Score 5-4
Tom