The first bottle from an owc bought last June - this bottle selected for being the runt of the litter - a VTS level while all the others were IN - yet no signs of seepage.
Decanted half an hour ago - very dark for it's age, fair amount of soupy sediment.
First sip: Little bit of fire - typical dry Dow signature - hints of cherries perhaps - liquorice?
Very promising, but rather at odds with the previous TN's on this site.
More anon..
Tom
1977 Dow
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1977 Dow vintage port
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Found this document today- from 2004. http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/winenews1016
Dow 1977 is also mentioned. Perhaps someone could be interested.
Dow 1977 is also mentioned. Perhaps someone could be interested.
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33 hours on..
Poured a liberal glass and took a quick sniff - from cold and dour this is now giving me a classic bouquet...
.. on the palate, the fire is almost gone and the wine is fully integrated - a very good tipple...
To score;
Looking at the other tasting notes on this site, and other reportage on the 77's, I'm going to hazard a guess that this case has enjoyed much cooler storage than most - the wine is very dark - much more so than in Julian's photos.
This may well be the '77 vintage that was raved over a decade ago, before the 'Peter Pan' factor became apparent.
- But I can only score the bottle in question.
For immediate gratification, this is top quartile, but I don't think I can give it a 9 - an 8 though, is an easy call.
Where's it going? Without the benefit of other notes, I would expect a modest decline over the next decade, - but the reports from bottles that may have been less well cellared suggests that the wine is capable of quite rapid deterioration.
Cautiously, therefore, I will score this 8-6
Tom
Poured a liberal glass and took a quick sniff - from cold and dour this is now giving me a classic bouquet...
.. on the palate, the fire is almost gone and the wine is fully integrated - a very good tipple...
To score;
Looking at the other tasting notes on this site, and other reportage on the 77's, I'm going to hazard a guess that this case has enjoyed much cooler storage than most - the wine is very dark - much more so than in Julian's photos.
This may well be the '77 vintage that was raved over a decade ago, before the 'Peter Pan' factor became apparent.
- But I can only score the bottle in question.
For immediate gratification, this is top quartile, but I don't think I can give it a 9 - an 8 though, is an easy call.
Where's it going? Without the benefit of other notes, I would expect a modest decline over the next decade, - but the reports from bottles that may have been less well cellared suggests that the wine is capable of quite rapid deterioration.
Cautiously, therefore, I will score this 8-6
Tom
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Most reviews of this wine I have seen have been negative, complaining of a vegetal quality. I always suspected it was a case of tasting a wine which had decanted too short a time.
My off tastings have been very favourable, and all when the wine has had time to open up. Another argument for being patient.
My off tastings have been very favourable, and all when the wine has had time to open up. Another argument for being patient.
It may be drivel, but it's not meaningless.