1963 Martinez

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
jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
Posts: 23613
Joined: 15:03 Thu 21 Jun 2007
Location: London
Contact:

1963 Martinez

Post by jdaw1 »

At Bonham’s on 18 February 2016 was sold most of a pipe of Fonseca 1963, not moved since original purchase (lots 324 to 343).

So, on Wednesday 15th June 2016, we gathered in the Boot & Flogger to compare six of these, which were joined by a selection of other English-bottled Vintage Ports.

Links:
User avatar
flash_uk
Graham’s 1977
Posts: 4081
Joined: 20:02 Thu 13 Feb 2014
Location: London

Re: 1963 Martinez

Post by flash_uk »

25% opacity, slightly cloudy. Mid-weight, smooth, mildly citric mid palate.
User avatar
Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
Posts: 14879
Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
Location: Berkshire, UK

Re: 1963 Martinez

Post by Alex Bridgeman »

Bottled by Charles Kinloch. Very pale orange colour, almost the colour of a pink Champagne; 30% opaque. Soft on the nose, smelling of sweet tangerines. Neutral entry, hollow and delivering virtually nothing. Very light in flavour on the mid-palate but delivering tangerine on the long finish. A disappointing wine partially rescued by the finish. 85/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

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