1985 Graham

[jdaw1]

1985 Graham (bottle 5)

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1980 Dow;
• 1985 Cálem;
• 1985 Churchill;
• 1985 Dow;
• 1985 Graham (bottle 5);
• 1985 Graham (bottle 6);
• 1987 Niepoort;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats.

[JacobH]

Reddish but with a bit more purple than the Dow 1985. Very muted on the nose. Gives away nothing. In the mouth, rounded sugary fruit. Quite citrus like acidity. Quite short after-taste. Vestige of tannins on back of mouth. The extra maturity this had to the other Graham 1985 made me prefer it, even if the other was less ‟flawed”.

[PhilW]

The first of two bottles of G85 tasted at this tasting. Medium dark colour, quite spirited but almost no smell. On tasting, seemed partly corked (identical edge to the G83 I tried recently and also marked as partly corked; interesting co-incidence or...), very dry flavour.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Mid red, paling in the centre, 60% opaque. Very little on the nose; flat, perhaps with some nuttiness. Sweet, raisiny fruit hits the palate on taking a sip and patience brings sweet cherry and some lovely spice. Tingling tannins. Slightly hot aftertaste, long and pleasant finish mixing pine resin with sweet cherry and raisin. Enjoyable. 85/100.