As the '88 vintage has taken a bit of a bashing recently, and my last encounter - with Q. de la Rosa - was OK, but nothing special, I thought I'd re-visit with a wine that hasn't been discussed recently.
My only bottle of this wine - part of an auction job lot.
Decanted 6pm - reassuringly dark. First bits of sediment came through a little early, so I stopped decanting a glassful short of emptying the bottle.
Not liking waste, I took my first sip from the dregs (strained through teeth!) , typical Dow 'dour' bouquet - no fire, no bottle stink - OK
5 hours on - a glass proper
A competant wine, but a tad lean, and lacking complexity - it could almost be used as a demonstration piece to illustrate the need for blending - it presents one half of a really good brew - but only one half..
See how it evolves..
Tom
1988 Dow Bomfim
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1988 Dow Bomfim SQ Vintage Port
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23 hours on and little changed.
This is a rather lean one dimensioned wine with a marked licorice note.
It is also noticeably immature.
I'm tempted to venture a score now, but a little voice is telling me to give it another day - which I shall..
..more tomorrow
Tom
This is a rather lean one dimensioned wine with a marked licorice note.
It is also noticeably immature.
I'm tempted to venture a score now, but a little voice is telling me to give it another day - which I shall..
..more tomorrow
Tom
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill
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Well, another day and this sultry little wine has found a little more composure - but not a lot.
As an SQ it is quite respectable - but is not in the giant killing class.
To score:
For immediate gratification I find this below the median, but not by a mile. But am I forgiving of its shortcomings? No. - It has a certain mean streak that mitigates against it - it lacks the necessary warmth and civility.
I'll give it a 3
Where's it going? - it's not quite mature, but I don't feel a few more years will greatly alter its standing - but it will probably keep for another 20 years without difficulty.
Score 3-3
Tom
As an SQ it is quite respectable - but is not in the giant killing class.
To score:
For immediate gratification I find this below the median, but not by a mile. But am I forgiving of its shortcomings? No. - It has a certain mean streak that mitigates against it - it lacks the necessary warmth and civility.
I'll give it a 3
Where's it going? - it's not quite mature, but I don't feel a few more years will greatly alter its standing - but it will probably keep for another 20 years without difficulty.
Score 3-3
Tom
I may be drunk, Miss, but in the morning I shall be sober and you will still be ugly - W.S. Churchill