1963 Ferreira

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ProfS
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1963 Ferreira

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Noticed slight seepage from bottle so a local Scottish emergency was declared.
Bottle stood upright until friends arrived (2 days) then decanted. Clear bronze red with lighter edge in colour with 90% opacity. Once opened up (1-2 hours) aroma of figs and raisins. Complex long lovely taste of salted figs, dried fruit with a slight peppery finish.
Ranked 4th out of the 14 bottles of VP I have ever tasted.
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flash_uk
Graham’s 1977
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Re: 1963 Ferreira

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Sounds delicious! A quick question about your opacity description - is 90% meaning it is a dark purple, near black non see-through beast, or at the other end of the spectrum - almost a clear liquid?
ProfS
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Re: 1963 Ferreira

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It was very clear. Should that be 90% translucency and 10% opacity? Still new to this!
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flash_uk
Graham’s 1977
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Re: 1963 Ferreira

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ProfS wrote:It was very clear. Should that be 90% translucency and 10% opacity? Still new to this!
I make that 10% opacity :D
fully (100% opaque) being totally non transparent.
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Alex Bridgeman
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Re: 1963 Ferreira

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I'm a fan of the Ferreira 1963. I find it's a mature and tasty glass of port. Nice thing to be "forced" to open to deal with the cork starting to leak.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

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PhilW
Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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Re: 1963 Ferreira

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I've never tried the 1963, but have enjoyed all the Ferreira I have tried.
Unfortunately it is not a shipper that we see a lot of in the UK (or at least, not that I have seen much of).
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