1940 Dalva Colheita (bottled 1978)

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Cockburn 1851
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1940 Dalva Colheita (bottled 1978)

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The annual Christmas event, this instance on Thursday 15th December 2011, as always in The Bell, Wendens Ambo, Essex CB11 4JY, and as always with the theme The Unknown Shipper and His Peculiar Friends.

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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Bottled 1978. Mid-brown colour, with a tinge of green on the rim. Toffee nose, with lots of fruit. Balanced entry and a modest mid-palate with a mixture of burnt toffee and oranges. Thin texture, but big flavours. Huge burst of orange aftertaste and then a long length. Impressive. 90/100.
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Bottled 1978. Good brown colour in the middle but fading towards the edge. Slightly watery and astringent in the mouth, and I found it hard to get over the initial acidity but this was followed by a very good, very long aftertaste which reminded me more of very old colheitas.
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Soft, sweet nose - slight sourness on the palate and a rather short finish.
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