1996 Graham Malvedos

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
DRT
Fonseca 1966
Posts: 15779
Joined: 23:51 Wed 20 Jun 2007
Location: Chesterfield, UK
Contact:

1996 Graham's Malvedos

Post by DRT »

Emergency decant.

+30 mins
Lovely soft cherry nose. Thick and chewy with bags of tannin and a little heat. Predominant tastes are plums and anicede. This will be much better when it opens up in a few years.

Half of the bottle went straight in the fridge for proper decanting tomorrow or later this week.

This is very nice port and an absolute steal at the £11.50 I paid for it :D

Derek
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
User avatar
JacobH
Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
Posts: 3300
Joined: 16:37 Sat 03 May 2008
Location: London, UK
Contact:

Re: 1996 Graham's Malvedos

Post by JacobH »

DRT wrote: This is very nice port and an absolute steal at the £11.50 I paid for it :D
Oddbins are now selling this for almost £30 a bottle :shock:
User avatar
DRT
Fonseca 1966
Posts: 15779
Joined: 23:51 Wed 20 Jun 2007
Location: Chesterfield, UK
Contact:

Re: 1996 Graham's Malvedos

Post by DRT »

JacobH wrote:
DRT wrote: This is very nice port and an absolute steal at the £11.50 I paid for it :D
Oddbins are now selling this for almost £30 a bottle :shock:
My local Sainsbury Manager took a rush of blood to the head a few months ago and sold it at 50% off with an extra 5% off if you bought more than 6 :lol: :lol:
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
User avatar
JacobH
Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
Posts: 3300
Joined: 16:37 Sat 03 May 2008
Location: London, UK
Contact:

Re: 1996 Graham's Malvedos

Post by JacobH »

DRT wrote:My local Sainsbury Manager took a rush of blood to the head a few months ago and sold it at 50% off with an extra 5% off if you bought more than 6 :lol: :lol:
:!: :?: :!:

Considering that the Graham LBV was the only non-Ruby Port available in my local Sainsbury’s, I think I need to move out of the East End.
User avatar
DRT
Fonseca 1966
Posts: 15779
Joined: 23:51 Wed 20 Jun 2007
Location: Chesterfield, UK
Contact:

Re: 1996 Graham's Malvedos

Post by DRT »

JacobH wrote:
DRT wrote:My local Sainsbury Manager took a rush of blood to the head a few months ago and sold it at 50% off with an extra 5% off if you bought more than 6 :lol: :lol:
:!: :?: :!:

Considering that the Graham LBV was the only non-Ruby Port available in my local Sainsbury’s, I think I need to move out of the East End.
Don't they sell cheap VP in the market in Albert Square? :lol:
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
User avatar
JacobH
Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
Posts: 3300
Joined: 16:37 Sat 03 May 2008
Location: London, UK
Contact:

Re: 1996 Graham's Malvedos

Post by JacobH »

DRT wrote:Don't they sell cheap VP in the market in Albert Square? :lol:
Yes: it comes pre-mixed with the lemon :)
User avatar
DRT
Fonseca 1966
Posts: 15779
Joined: 23:51 Wed 20 Jun 2007
Location: Chesterfield, UK
Contact:

Post by DRT »

Mixing this juice with J.D. Gross Kul Kul Edelcacao 78% chocolate brings out so much cherry truffle it's hard to stop!! :D
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Andy Velebil
Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
Posts: 3028
Joined: 22:16 Mon 25 Jun 2007
Location: Los Angeles, Ca USA
Contact:

Post by Andy Velebil »

Derek I guess the no Port thing didn't happen :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
User avatar
DRT
Fonseca 1966
Posts: 15779
Joined: 23:51 Wed 20 Jun 2007
Location: Chesterfield, UK
Contact:

Post by DRT »

A full 6 days after opening I have just uncorked the half bottle that was placed in the fridge immediately after decanting. I have let warm up for 30 minutes or so since removing it from the fridge.

+6 Days (refridgerated)
Cherry on the nose. Lovely dark plummy fruit in the mouth. The tannins are much softer than I recall from last week but it still has a very dry finish. A very good weight and a wine to be enjoyed for many years to come.

For all the bargain hunters out there in the UK this is one to watch in Sainsburys. It often sells at a considerable discount, particularly around Christmas and when you see it with a chunk of money off you should buy all you can afford and stick some away somewhere to let it mature.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Post Reply