1983 Dow

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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1983 Dow

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The morning of Tuesday 30th September 2008, at the Symington lodge with Roy Hersh’s Harvest Tour.

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1983 Dow: at D+4h. Much more opaque than the ’70 and ’77. Fascinating nose: mint, hay, flowers. Taste to match, mint and flowery freshness. Lighter thinner mouthfeel than older siblings, but lovely nonetheless.
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Also note the layout of the Symingtons’ placemats, which was partly responsible for inspiring the new /Gaia layout in the placemat software.
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