Emergency decant induced by Conky making me jealous because he is drinking Dow LBV 2001
On Decanting
Nice soft cherry nose. Thick, smooth and chocolaty with a little heat in the finish. I like this port and I know that if I leave some it will be better tomorrow
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
This was opened on Thursday, not tasted on Friday, tasted on Saturday after and Indian meal (no TN taken) and will be finished this evening (Sunday).
+72 Hours
The colour of this wine always makes me smile. It is a beautiful glowing pinky-red colour when held in the light. The nose is still full of red fruit, even after 3 days in an open decanter. Nice thick texture with chocolate and dark cherry as the prominent tastes. The finish is now starting to fall apart a bit but I can forgive that after being open this long.
Overall, my assessment of this wine is that it is better than Conky's Dow LBV 2001
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn
I've scored this at 7-6 previously. AHB scored it 7-8 or 92 pts.
I'm not scoring this one as I think I missed its optimum window at around 24 hours. You don't want to know what it tasted like with Chicken Tikka Rogan Josh
Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red" Ernest H. Cockburn