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1985 Graham

Posted: 18:34 Mon 29 Oct 2007
by jdaw1
The presence of Alex B. in New York triggered a tasting (arranged via this thread, and discussed in this review) to which:This thread contains the tasting notes for the Graham 1985.

Posted: 21:25 Mon 29 Oct 2007
by Axel P
Guys, this sounds like a fabulous evening. All the best!

Axel

G85

Posted: 05:09 Tue 30 Oct 2007
by jdaw1
The second darkest (after the K85), and my second favourite, nosing of “heavy berries†. To taste heavy, gooey, long and rich with berry fruit. Classic G85. AHB thought it slightly corked (“some TCA†), though too slightly for my blunt nose.

Posted: 15:14 Tue 30 Oct 2007
by g-man
I also thought this to be slightly corked.

There was a slight musty cardboard nose and taste when the wine sat in the glass.

the legs on this w ine was the best out of the bunch with a beautiful dark red ruby color.

The finish was a good 30 sec finish

rich sweet berries also a tinge of black pepper.

Had the best mouth coating ability and also was one of the thickest ports in the bunch.

Posted: 17:06 Wed 31 Oct 2007
by Alex Bridgeman
Double decanted for 6 hours before serving. Lighter red colour, oranging on the rim. A high toned edge to the nose along with roasted courgette and a mustiness. There was some discussion as to whether this was corked or not - Jeff and I decided that it was although not too badly. However, I did find the flavours in the mouth showed the TCA quite distinctly. However, the aftertaste of this wine was quite something special - I shall definitely hunt one of these dawn to try it again.

Not given a rating by me due to the TCA but a wine that promised a huge amount.