Date: 27th & 28th August 2010
Place: Barlborough & Wokingham
In attendance: AHB, DRT & jdaw1
Organisation thread;
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1986 Fonseca Guimaraens
1986 Fonseca Guimaraens
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1986 Fonseca Guimaraens
Barlborough Team: Dark red 80% opaque. Plum and sweet cherry on the nose. JDAW adds "a little tannin in the nose". DRT thinks JDAW's stuck his nose too far into the glass. JDAW:Soft throughout; alcohol late; same plum and cherry fruits. Very drinkable. Indeed, it seems to be disappearing very fast. DRT: (after a long pause) Cherries. No melon.
The team agree that this is very nice port.
The team agree that this is very nice port.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: 1986 Fonseca Guimaraens
From a sample sent to Wokingham. Deeply coloured, but clear centre. Attractive nose of cinammon spiced redcurrants. Sweet and fruit-dominated entry, with lots of jelly bean and sour cherry. Really delightful layering of flavours and development. Big aftertaste dominated by the jelly beans, leading to a long and flavoursome finish. Very tasty port, extremely enjoyable. 90/100. Drunk 1 September 2010. This was also my wine of the samples sent to Wokingham.
A discussion on the prospect of holding a 1986 Horizontal has been split from this thread by DRT.
A discussion on the prospect of holding a 1986 Horizontal has been split from this thread by DRT.
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