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1988 Smith Woodhouse Madalena
Posted: 22:35 Wed 23 Feb 2011
by DRT
Consumed on Tuesday 22nd April, The Crusting Pipe, London at The Half Bottle Offline.
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Re: 1988 Smith Woodhouse Madalena
Posted: 01:22 Fri 25 Feb 2011
by DRT
Menthol on the nose - lots of heat - "fireside port".
My guess was Warre 1983.
Re: 1988 Smith Woodhouse Madalena
Posted: 14:19 Wed 02 Mar 2011
by Alex Bridgeman
From a half bottle. Medium red colour, rose coloured rim. Coffee on the nose, with some mild blueberry fruit. Coffee and treacle impact, dry and tannic mid-palate. Hot and bitter, very dry. Lots of patience allows soft cherry candy to come through. Heat on the aftertaste; and patience suddenly reveals a lovely sweet candy finish. Guessed to be Taylor 1980. 86/100.