1980 Quarles Harris

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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DRT
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1980 Quarles Harris

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"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Very dark. Molases and stewed plums on the nose. Tastes of wood. Corked. :(
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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Re: 1980 Quarles Harris

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From a half bottle. Deep red, youthful appearance. A touch of TCA on the nose; swirling releases mushroom tones. Woody impact, wet cardboard flavours dominate. Lingering and pleasant finish. NR.
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