NV Graham Finest Reserve

[Alex Bridgeman]

Links:

• Review of the evening of 29th March 2012 (The Birthday Boys' Tasting) as a whole;
• Cockburn Special Reserve;
• Fonseca Terra Prima;
• Graham's Finest Reserve;
• Graham's Six Grapes;
• Noval Black;
• Port Society Finest Reserve;
• Ramos Pinto Collector's Reserve;
• Quinta de la Rosa Reserve Ruby;
• 1966 Croft;
• 1977 Fonseca;
• 1970 Graham;
• 1965 Malvedos;
• 1959 Niepoort colheita;
• 1963 Rebello Valente;
• 1955 Warre;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Dark orange, looking rather mature. Offensively smelly on the nose, smells stewed or baked. Thick texture, with coffee and burnt orange on the tongue before a very unpleasant rubbery mid-palate - almost like licking an elastic band. Rubber dominates the aftertaste and finish. Very unpleasant - but clearly a bottle not cared for. Not rated.