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1999 D'arenberg Vintage Fortified

Postby g-man on 01:22 Wed 02 Jun 2010

The Shiraz take on port. Made by the Osborn family (no relations I think) of D'arenberg since the early 1900s.

Opened and decanted for 1 day.

Dark dusty blueberries on the nose with a hint of peppermint/eucalyptis

Perfumey violets and black pepper flushed with loads of blueberries dominate the palate but is surprisingly lithe going down. Surprisingly finishes like a fine shiraz with hints of wet tobacco and candied chocolate.

A very interesting experience!

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Re: 1999 D'arenberg Vintage Fortified

Postby Zelandakh on 22:21 Wed 21 Jul 2010

Took a punt of 6 bottles of this a while ago and agree. Nice port like drink that non port lovers can enjoy. My partner will drink this but not port - not entirely tragic of course.
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