1970 Gonzalez Byass vintage port
Posted: 00:28 Wed 14 Nov 2007
I first sampled this wine in September 2006, and was pleasantly surprised.
A year+ on and time for another bottle. Decanted 2 hours ago.
The wine has already performed it's little party trick - on first decanting it is very light and pale - a pale cerise colour in the decanter - then after a couple of hours in decanter it is suddenly much much darker - weird!
The taste has also played games - my recollection was caramel as the key signature of the wine, but this was not at all in evidence at first sip.
After decanting, I wandered down to the pub for a jar or three, and on wandering back wondered if I'd got the signature muddled with Butler Nephew or Kopke perhaps..?
Now a glass of the darkened juice is giving me caramel loud and clear - all very strange...!
Anyway, this is already very approachable, and very good, with little initial fire remaining - a wine to look out for and nab on the auction circuit - if you can find it!
Tom
A year+ on and time for another bottle. Decanted 2 hours ago.
The wine has already performed it's little party trick - on first decanting it is very light and pale - a pale cerise colour in the decanter - then after a couple of hours in decanter it is suddenly much much darker - weird!
The taste has also played games - my recollection was caramel as the key signature of the wine, but this was not at all in evidence at first sip.
After decanting, I wandered down to the pub for a jar or three, and on wandering back wondered if I'd got the signature muddled with Butler Nephew or Kopke perhaps..?
Now a glass of the darkened juice is giving me caramel loud and clear - all very strange...!
Anyway, this is already very approachable, and very good, with little initial fire remaining - a wine to look out for and nab on the auction circuit - if you can find it!
Tom