1974 The Port Society Colheita

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Cockburn 1851
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1974 The Port Society Colheita

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On Thursday 19th December 2013 a subset of the obvious suspects gathered at The Bell in Wendens Ambo to taste old, peculiar and unknown bottles.

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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Re: 1974 The Port Society colheita

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Bottled 2013. From Quevedo.

Deep copper brown in colour. Smelly on the nose, rather nutty and dirty with the typical colheita volatile acidity dominated nose. Light brown sugar appears on the early palate, evolving into rubber on the mid-palate. The rubberiness continues right through to the finish, which shows great lenth and intensity. 84/100.
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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RAYC
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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Re: 1974 The Port Society colheita

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Some attractive elements but felt slightly disjointed. Some wondered whether it required a bit more time to settle following bottling process. Rating withheld pending a second try!
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