1977 Warre

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PhilW
Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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1977 Warre

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D+8h:
Full, woody body, some slight acidity; minimal fruit, though still full and dark.
Good, but not the best bottle of W77.
Rating: good+

D+24hr:
This was much improved, better integrated. Still full, woody but smoother, with hints of liquorice and sherbet. Still a slight burnt caramel edge on the aftertaste, perhaps indicating less than perfect storage, but overall now better than initially.
Rating: VeryGood-

At D+48 this was still in the better place; I will be giving any further bottles from this batch a long decant.
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DRT
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Re: 1977 Warre

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Isn't W77 what brought you here?

If so I hope this is not your last ;-)
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
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PhilW
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Re: 1977 Warre

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DRT wrote:Isn't W77 what brought you here?

If so I hope this is not your last ;-)
Running out of W77 was indeed what led to me discovering :tpf: ; Cr63/55, F70 and W77 where what awakened my love of port prior to that. I may have one or two bottles left still ;-)
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