1960 Cockburn

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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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1960 Cockburn

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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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Slightly cloudy, light coloured rim. Very fruity nose, lots of seemingly youthful fruit but with a streak of menthol. Sweet, balanced entry with red licorice on the palate; terrific balance and plenty of fruit. Some licorice / aniseed on the aftertaste and then a lovely finish. Absolutely delightful. 93/100.
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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JacobH
Quinta do Vesuvio 1994
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Re: 1960 Cockburn

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Cherry red fading to translucence around the edge. Good sweet porty nose, with some red currants. In nicely balanced sweetness with rounded fruits. Very nice drinking now.

Although Rob was disappointed that this didn’t turn out to be a Taylor 1935 as ‟believed”, this bottle was on excellent form for any label and was one of the best 1960s I’ve tried.
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Fonseca 1966
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Pink and cloudy with a bad nose. Thick and bitter. Everyone seemed to like this apart from me, which I can't explain.
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
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