1945 Graham

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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Mature brick red, 70% opaque. Interesting nose, pronounced and enjoyable with concentrated redcurrant and a touch of harshness. Balanced entry, concentrated and full of mature sweet fruit. Some red fruit but with plenty of figs and honey sweetness; a touch perfumed. A lovley perfumed aftertaste and then a big dose of acidity that powers through the fruit flavours. Slightly dry finish with dry fruit cherriness but an odd sickly sweetness. Good, but not great. 90/100.
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G45. Dark red, 50% opaque. Nose of red fruit. Early palate very saccharine sweetness, then smooth, some heat. Ending very soft and lovely.
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(THRA left his notes behind, and has given permission to JDAW for them to be posted. Because of the faintness of the pencil, the contrast has been digitally enhanced.)
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