1970 Graham

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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1970 Graham

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Monday 22nd December 2014, chez Christopher: Port, steak on a barbecue, then cigars.

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G70, decanted 07:30. Dark dark red, 75% opaque. Big, sweet, rich, and too young. Palate of dark plums and enveloping sweetness. Arguably needing another decade in the cellar, but fabulous drinking right now.

WOTN for DRT, CMAG and JDAW; the more delicate W70 being preferred by AHB.
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Bottled by Harvey's of Bristol. Brick red with a rose time, 90% opaque. Dusty cherries and icing sugar on the nose - very lovely and inviting. Rounded and velvety on the palate, sweet fruit that is mouthfilling and delivers huge presence and flavours. A surprisingly youthful Graham flavour profile just showing hints of the complex Graham Christmas cake. A huge aftertaste, full of rounded sweet redcurrants, before a very long and sticky finish. 93/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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