S63 opened, decanted and then doubled back in at 9am. Very heavy, thick sediment in the bottle. Cork, label and seal all from a Berry Brothers & Rudd bottling in 1965. The bottle has been stood in the cellar for a few days and the port is beautiful and clear with a good nose. A tiny taste confirms that it should be good later on this evening.
Bottled by BBR, sealed with green wax. Orange-copper colour with a slight green rim. Oxidised oranges on the muted nose. Rather bland on entry, hollow and showing little. Hot and spirity mid-palate with high levels of acidity. The lightweight fruit is acidic citrus and shows only late, as lots of grapefruit and lime. Hot and peppery aftertaste with a sticky, sweet finish of burnt soft toffee and orange caramel. 85/100. 08-Feb-16. Decanted 10½ hours.
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S63 When opened (10 hour decant) and at first taste at the actual tasting this was a magnificent rich, smooth, full mature port. Sadly it seemed to fade very quickly after pouring at the tasting and was a shadow of itself by the end of the evening. This was a BBR bottling and I would have scored at 93 at its peak and less than 90 by the end. Definitely a port I hope to taste again.
91 points
