1983 Berry Brothers

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
Forum rules
Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
Post Reply
User avatar
Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
Posts: 14880
Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
Location: Berkshire, UK

1983 Berry Brothers

Post by Alex Bridgeman »

After trying a few new wines recently I returned to my trusty favourite. This bottle was in good condition and with a solid cork. Deep red in colour, paling slightly at the rim. The nose was sweet, slightly antiseptic and carried tobacco and ripe figs. The initial impact into the mouth was a sightly watery wine but bringing strong flavours of liquorice and fennel. The wine thickened in the mouth and developed refined cherry-juice tones supported by tannins that are fully integrated into a balanced structure. The aftertaste is warm and with a cedar-wood start that changes into a long and pleasant tobacco and cut-grass flavour that lasts a long time.

This is a lovely and elegant wine that I turn to frequently, finding it both reliable and refined. It is consistently at the top quartile of the wines that I drink but it is not an outstanding wine. I suspect that this wine will hold for a decade but is unlikely to improve significantly so I will rate it an 8-8 on Tom's scale or 89/100. Tasted after 9 hours in the decanter, on 11 November 2006.

Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Andy Velebil
Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
Posts: 3028
Joined: 22:16 Mon 25 Jun 2007
Location: Los Angeles, Ca USA
Contact:

Post by Andy Velebil »

Alex,

Do you know who bottled this for them?
User avatar
Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
Posts: 14880
Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
Location: Berkshire, UK

Post by Alex Bridgeman »

It was the Warre wine - and a pretty good selection too!

Alex
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Andy Velebil
Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
Posts: 3028
Joined: 22:16 Mon 25 Jun 2007
Location: Los Angeles, Ca USA
Contact:

Post by Andy Velebil »

Very cool..thanks.
Post Reply