- 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 Sandeman
1955 Sandeman
Links:
Re: 1955 Sandeman
[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 Sandeman
S55: 50% opaque, on the red side of red-brown. Bitter mid-palate, like the Offley. This Sandeman 1955 also thin, with oranges. The heat is long, all other flavours short. Much much junior to the Sandeman 1958 tasted in the Douro a year before.
In the second flight competition (Mk, Mz, Ni, N, O, S, T, and W) scoring 3 points, being ranked second by AHB and third by RAH.
In the second flight competition (Mk, Mz, Ni, N, O, S, T, and W) scoring 3 points, being ranked second by AHB and third by RAH.
Re: 1955 Sandeman
Typical old Sandeman nose of dust and pepper. Spicy entry but then hot and quite short in the finish. I didn't dislike this wine but it is definitely past its best.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
- Alex Bridgeman
- Graham’s 1948
- Posts: 14902
- Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Location: Berkshire, UK
Re: 1955 Sandeman
Light colour, a mid red-brown, 30% opaque. Cinammon and mace on the fruity nose, with lots of evolved fruit. Gentle texture and a gentle initial impression but tannic overtones and bitter orange pith dominate the big mouth flavour. The aftertaste is a little harsh and the finish short. This is plesant enough, but dwarfed by the other wines drunk this evening. 81/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
- Chris Doty
- Graham’s Malvedos 1996
- Posts: 843
- Joined: 12:30 Fri 29 Jan 2010
Re: 1955 Sandeman
Light, spirity, a bit of artificial sweetness. Not bad, but lacking fruit, and consumed this late into the line up, those kinds of flaws were much more noticeable. This felt to me like a textbook example of a wine I would have enjoyed on its own, rather than as part of a big tasting. 83 points (but would actually be more eager to re-taste than the raw score would suggest).
Re: 1955 Sandeman
Color: Medium red
Nose: A bit dusty along with some faint alcohol.
Palate: Harsh-ish, dry-ish, Sandeman-ish.
Finish: Short, but not clipped.
Score: 86 points. Clearly not my style, which is becoming a common theme for me with Sandemans. Only the Martinez rated lower on the night for me.
Nose: A bit dusty along with some faint alcohol.
Palate: Harsh-ish, dry-ish, Sandeman-ish.
Finish: Short, but not clipped.
Score: 86 points. Clearly not my style, which is becoming a common theme for me with Sandemans. Only the Martinez rated lower on the night for me.
Glenn Elliott