1977 Warre: decanted 14:20. mature brown, indeed fully-mature brown. To taste sweet syrup, with good viscosity.
The cork was loose and fell into the bottle bagged out on fourth attempt. Maybe the loose cork has caused a little oxidisation of the wine?
1977 Warre
Re: 1977 Warre
At D+2hr acid is much more prominent, from first taste to the end. This is not a bottle in ideal condition.
Re: 1977 Warre
an interesting bottle but one that totally felt like it oxidized.
It was between stages of a 5 year tawny and a tawny ruby.
Beginning to pick up some wood character. While pleasant, by no means a warres.
Rating withheld.
It was between stages of a 5 year tawny and a tawny ruby.
Beginning to pick up some wood character. While pleasant, by no means a warres.
Rating withheld.
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Re: 1977 Warre
Moderate red color masks the trouble in store. The nose is hiding, perhaps with a bit of cardboard in it. It doesn't taste like anything, either, save for a long minty feeling that it leaves behind. Flawed, NS.
Re: 1977 Warre
Links:
- Review of the evening as a whole;
- 1977 Croft;
- 1977 Warre;
- 1977 Delaforce;
- 1977 Guedes;
- 1977 Smith Woodhouse;
- 1977 Ferreira;
- Planning and arrangements;
- Placemats, as made by SushiNorth.
Re: 1977 Warre
To see fully-mature brown, clear. Not much nose at all. Light on the palate, with brown sugar. The acidity less harsh than earlier. JHG likened it to a 10Y tawny.