1945 Graham

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benread
Niepoort 1977
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Re: 1945 Graham

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WOTN!
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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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The weakest of a case of 12 bottles which had been stored in a Yorkshire country house cellar for many years. Deep red, 90% opaque. Muted nose while chilled, but opened very attractively with time in the glass. Sweet and intense entry, very thick texture and a heavyweight on the palate - masses of fruit and astonishing levels of tannin given its age. Modest level of aftertaste but a finish of amazing length. One to leave in the glass and keep coming back to. An amazing wine, which clearly has decades of life ahead of it. 95/100.
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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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RAYC
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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This was a stunning, perfectly mature, port - easily the greatest i have tasted this year, and perhaps ever.

As Alex notes, the fruit and tannin levels were deeply impressive but this was quite obviously an "old and great" from the flavour profile and the highlight was a finish that just went on and on for (quite literally) minutes.
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Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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Re: 1945 Graham

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RAYC wrote:This was a stunning, perfectly mature, port - easily the greatest i have tasted this year, and perhaps ever.
Not too shabby for "emergency drinking" then! :shock:
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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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Re: 1945 Graham

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PhilW wrote:
RAYC wrote:This was a stunning, perfectly mature, port - easily the greatest i have tasted this year, and perhaps ever.
Not too shabby for "emergency drinking" then! :shock:
The emergency was the short notice required. The choice of wine was one intended to help one of the attendees recover from the cause of the short notice.

Perhaps better described as "comfort port". I have a feeling that it will be a while before G45 is seen at another offline :(
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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