2000 Sandeman Vau

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2000 Sandeman Vau

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On Tuesday 18th September 2012 some of the obvious suspects gathered in the Bung Hole, for company and entertainment, and to taste some Ports, including several samples of Sandeman Vau.

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Re: 2000 Sandeman Vau (Stevens Garnier, 37½cl)

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SV00: 70% opaque dark red to pink at edge. Dark cherry on nose. Slightly pétillant. Very dry. Indeed, rather closed. later hollowed out. Stevens Garnier has forewarned that the ’00 was in a dumb phase.

Using the new international port-tasting scale ({Excellent, Good, Nice, Tolerable, or Inadequate}), two T’s, and N, an N”“, and N+, and an E.

Quite different to the 75cl bottle from Oddbins.
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Re: 2000 Sandeman Vau (Stevens Garnier, 37½cl)

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A half bottle sourced from Stevens Garnier. Deep red, but with a touch of early bricking. Sharp raspberries on the nose. Soft in the mouth, restrained fruit which is rather light but with a good acidity to provide focus, but with the off artificial sweetner tone. Pleasant finish. 86/100. Decanted 3 hours.
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