1955 Martinez

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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1955 Martinez vintage port

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Served blind. Deep red colour, clear centre, pale orange on the rim. A lovely nose of oranges and tobacco. Sweet entry, with the oranges - blood oranges - dominating the initial flavours. Lots of acidity giving the fruit plenty of support. The texture thickens in the mouth - great development, thick and flavourful. Excellent wine. Enormous aftertaste. Cedar wood, cranberries and with a lovely sweetness lasting all the way through the long length. Improved in the glass for the short time it remained in there! A superb wine and with plenty of life still to come; my port of the night. 6/7. The distinct oranges on the nose led me to guess that this was the Croft 1970.

Drunk 10 April 2008 after 1½ hours of decanting.
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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1955 Martinez

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Not a first rank house; 53 years old. Yet AHB’s second score higher than his first. Wow!
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Presumably a small sample of this was poured into a suitably sized bottle and taken back to Berkshire for further examination?
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I was astonished when I found out that this was a 1955 VP. There was still so much fruit and tannin in the wine that I do believe that it will be better in 10 years than it is today.

Sadly, none was decanted into a small bottle for further examination due to the fact that by the end of the evening, all contents of the original bottle had been decanted into the five attendees glasses!
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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