1991 Morgan Vintage Port
Posted: 20:54 Tue 09 Oct 2007
Another bottle from the cellar clearance by Taylors. Opened about 1 hour ago, to keep me company while I balance my chequebook.
A deep, inky red. Opaque centre with just the start of some rosiness on the rim. A bit dusty on the nose, with fresh blueberries underneath the dust.
In the mouth this is sweet and balanced. The dustiness comes through on the first impact, followed by red licorice and only in the mid palate does any clear fruit come through, dominated by strawberry syrup.
The aftertaste is where this particular bottle excels. It starts off with a warm, vaguely fruity swell. This transforms into a pleasant cough-mix flavour and then to a very, very long espresso and black chocolate with morello cherry sensation. Scrummy aftertaste.
Scoring never seems to do this wine justice. It is weak on the nose and in the mouth and this puts it below the average of wines that I expect to drink this year. However, it is not a disgrace and I would expect it to improve with both time in the decanter or with time in the bottle. 3/4 or 85/100.
A deep, inky red. Opaque centre with just the start of some rosiness on the rim. A bit dusty on the nose, with fresh blueberries underneath the dust.
In the mouth this is sweet and balanced. The dustiness comes through on the first impact, followed by red licorice and only in the mid palate does any clear fruit come through, dominated by strawberry syrup.
The aftertaste is where this particular bottle excels. It starts off with a warm, vaguely fruity swell. This transforms into a pleasant cough-mix flavour and then to a very, very long espresso and black chocolate with morello cherry sensation. Scrummy aftertaste.
Scoring never seems to do this wine justice. It is weak on the nose and in the mouth and this puts it below the average of wines that I expect to drink this year. However, it is not a disgrace and I would expect it to improve with both time in the decanter or with time in the bottle. 3/4 or 85/100.