1988 Kopke Colheita (bottled 2007)

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marc j.
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1988 Kopke Colheita (bottled 2007)

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Bottled in 2007 - Upon pouring the first thing that stuck me was the color, which was a rich fairly deep red that was somewhat darker that I had anticipated. On the nose I detected copious amounts of brown sugar and walnuts with just a hint of hazlenut in the background. The palate revealed more brown sugar, molasses, pecans and a bit of honey. There was also some spice poking through and although it was somewhat sweet I definitely would not classify it as cloying. The spirit was well integrated, but I thought that this wine was missing a bit of complexity. Overall this wine surpassed my expectations for such a challenging vintage. 89/100

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