- Review of the evening as a whole;
- 1955 Adam;
- 1955 Buckingham Palace Factory House Blend;
- 1955 Cockburn;
- 1955 Dow;
- 1955 Ferreira;
- 1955 Fonseca;
- 1955 González Byass;
- 1955 Graham;
- 1955 Mackenzie;
- 1955 Martinez;
- 1955 Niepoort;
- 1955 Quinta do Noval;
- 1955 Offley;
- 1955 Sandeman;
- 1955 Taylor;
- 1955 Warre;
- Placemats;
- Planning and arrangements.
1955 Cockburn
1955 Cockburn
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Re: 1955 Cockburn
This will be the first Cockburn to cross my lips since its purchase by the Symingtons.
Re: 1955 Cockburn
[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=37949#p37949]Here[/url], at 12:35 on Sun 10 Oct 2010, uncle tom wrote:The Taylor, Sandeman, Graham, Offley, Dow & Cockburn have just been selected and stood up..
..all nicely cellared bottles with good levels..
Re: 1955 Cockburn
C55: orange-red. Nose very very stewed; CMAG concurring: ‟stewed fruit”. But lovely early palate. I thought ‟Christmas cake”; others suggesting ‟Christmas pudding”. Then very rich and very long. DRT rightly said ‟minty finish”. Great port.
In the first flight competition (Ad, BPFHB, C, D, Fr, F, GB, and G) scoring 7 points, as it was voted second best by AHB and DRT; and third best by JDAW and others.
In the first flight competition (Ad, BPFHB, C, D, Fr, F, GB, and G) scoring 7 points, as it was voted second best by AHB and DRT; and third best by JDAW and others.
Re: 1955 Cockburn
Not much on the nose. Christmas pudding flavours with a very nice minty tingle on the end of a long finish. I really liked this and (I think) voted it as my second favourite of the evening.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: 1955 Cockburn
Dark organge in colour, little pigmentation, perhaps 30% opaque. Marmalade - that sweet and bitter intense orange - showing on the nose. Rather light entry, but nice development on the palate, full of rich and buttery orange. Deep aftertaste and a very big finish with full bitter-sweet orange flavours. Enormous aftertaste. Wonderful port, really spot on. 92/100.
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Re: 1955 Cockburn
Amazed how much the other side of the table liked this wine...
Is this the most bland and unremarkable bottle of VP I have ever tasted? I was actually feeling myself forgetting what it tasted like as I was still drinking it. Totally bland and muted, actually almost corked feeling in its lack of distinctive flavor profile. This wine has a level of reserve and general ambivalence that even the British would decry! 80 points
Is this the most bland and unremarkable bottle of VP I have ever tasted? I was actually feeling myself forgetting what it tasted like as I was still drinking it. Totally bland and muted, actually almost corked feeling in its lack of distinctive flavor profile. This wine has a level of reserve and general ambivalence that even the British would decry! 80 points
Re: 1955 Cockburn
Color: Middling, not particularly dark
Nose: Alcohol and dry red fruits.
Palate: Dryish, really not my style. Seems like it's trying to be hot.
Finish: nothing of note
Score: 86 points. Others rated the Cockburn higher, but I just didn't see it.
Nose: Alcohol and dry red fruits.
Palate: Dryish, really not my style. Seems like it's trying to be hot.
Finish: nothing of note
Score: 86 points. Others rated the Cockburn higher, but I just didn't see it.
Glenn Elliott