1988 Dow Quinta da Bomfim
Posted: 23:01 Wed 13 Feb 2013
The preceding two bottles of DB88 having been bad (same evening, before), another was tried.
DB88, from half. Initially red-orange, but time improved this to a good red with 30% opacity. Nose slightly stinky. Early-palate some some red berry, pleasant enough, but a gentle stink appeared mid-palate and carried through to the end of the long late-palate, by which time the taste was more red cherry. Drinkable, perhaps even pleasantly.
But I’m not delighted with my purchase of a dozen.
I will henceforth decant early.
DB88, from half. Initially red-orange, but time improved this to a good red with 30% opacity. Nose slightly stinky. Early-palate some some red berry, pleasant enough, but a gentle stink appeared mid-palate and carried through to the end of the long late-palate, by which time the taste was more red cherry. Drinkable, perhaps even pleasantly.
But I’m not delighted with my purchase of a dozen.
I will henceforth decant early.