1955 Offley

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Cockburn 1851
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Re: 1955 Offley

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[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.. :P
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O55: 20% opaque, pink-red. Slightly bitter early-palate; more so mid-palate. Thin and alcoholic. CRS thought ‟pretty, delicate”; CMAG ‟like drinking sweet wine from the Ukraine”.

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A brief note which says “Soft, flabby and lacking structure”.

I thought this was the weakest of the night out of those that didn’t have an obvious flaw.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Very light in colour, a brownish-orange; 30% opaque. A bit spirity on the nose, which became worse with some swirling. Unattractive. Some sweetness in the mouth and better on the palate than on the nose, but still harsh and acidic. Acid and grapefruit dominate the aftertaste, with a bitter fresh quince tartness dominating. Not a pleasant wine. 78/100.
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Chris Doty
Graham’s Malvedos 1996
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Re: 1955 Offley

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Meh. Alcohol, crap sugar.

Offley unremarkable. 81 points
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Re: 1955 Offley

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Color: Medium red
Nose: Caramel
Palate: Lightly minty
Finish: Decent, some warmth, good length.

Score: 88 points.
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