1960 Dow

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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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1960 Dow

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On Thursday 21st April 2016, the night before The Big Fortified Tasting, at the Boot & Flogger, we met for a double-vertical, Dow versus Graham.

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Morgan 1991
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Bottle decanted at 7am from a batch from which we have previously enjoyed a good bottle. Level at BN, nice mid-red colour and nothing to suggest that it won't be another good bottle.
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Graham’s 1977
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25% opacity, orange-brown with a copper rim. A wonderful burst of flavours right across the palate. Oranges in there. Very fine and enjoyable port. Finish not quite as impressive as the G60 tasted alongside.
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Graham’s 1948
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Burnished orange colour; 30% opaque. Empty nose showing nothing. Mature and ripe fruit on entry with a modest weight, very dry and with gentle tannins. Rather straightforward. Surprisingly the wine blossoms on the aftertaste with a delicious explosion of fruit and flowers before a finish full of cranberry, very long and with hints of greeness on the late finish. Very enjoyable. 87/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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D60. Red-red-orange, 40% opaque. Palate soft and lovely, with heat, but slightly drying out.
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