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From the double-horizontal, 1983 and 1985, on Saturday 13 September 2008 at the home of jfacciol in Brooklyn.

• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats;
• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1983 Dow;
• 1985 Dow;
• 1983 Fonseca;
• 1985 Fonseca;
• 1983 Gould Campbell;
• 1985 Gould Campbell;
• 1983 Graham’s;
• 1985 Graham’s;
• 1983 Noval Nacional;
• 1985 Noval Nacional.

Graham 1983: Dark purple in color. Very nice dark, plummy nose with notes of floral perfume. On the palate, still fairly tannic, rich plummy flavor with a hint of dark roast coffee on the finish. Definitely my style of port, and my top port of the evening.

Graham 1983: Dark translucent red, nosing of sweetness — oh sweetness! — and black fruit. Likewise to taste, though somewhat softer and blander than the ’85, though very obviously its sibling.

+0 Pomegranate and chocolate
+8 (@tasting) Cherries and a touch of Licorice show on the nose of this deep ruby Graham's 1983. It continues with a fruitiness, perhaps pomegranate, and a sweet butteriness (derived from g-man's sweetened condensed milk suggestion). Otherwise, this is a very straightforward port with little intrigue but decent balance. (91, drink)

(note -- adopted by TBird)
Early in decanting: stuff on the cork


Early in decanting: The cork, broke cause I tried too hard.