1970 Warre

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jdaw1
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1970 Warre

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With Andy Velebil visiting from California, it would have been rude not to. So we did, in The Bung Hole, on Tuesday 8th October 2013.

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W70, decanted 14:00. Dark red, 50% opaque. Nose a mite closed. Taste big, unctuous, some heat, and sticky sweet red fruit. Big and full. Grade-A port.

‟Jeeves! Are we really down to the last three pipes of Warre 1970? Grandpa was so mean.”
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Re: 1970 Warre

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Oporto bottled. Mid-red, mature in appearance; 60% opaque. An unpleasant plastic edge to the nose, not attractive. Plastic red fruit on the palate, like wax coated paper sweet wrappers. Some slight milk chocolate on the finish. Simple palate, probably a spoiled bottle; certainly not typical of the way Warre 1970 should show.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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