1977 Dow

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
Forum rules
Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
Post Reply
User avatar
jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
Posts: 23568
Joined: 15:03 Thu 21 Jun 2007
Location: London
Contact:

1977 Dow

Post by jdaw1 »

A theme suggested by Flash: the ‘Sweet-Spot Vintages’, being 1966, 1970, and 1977, in each of Dow, Graham, Taylor, and Warre. So on Wednesday 17th June 2015 we gathered at Davy’s Woolgate.

Links:
User avatar
jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
Posts: 23568
Joined: 15:03 Thu 21 Jun 2007
Location: London
Contact:

Re: 1977 Dow

Post by jdaw1 »

D77 (originally ‘VI’). Brick red, 30% opaque. Not right. Light, heat. But it improved in the glass, becoming rounder and better and sweeter.
User avatar
Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
Posts: 14868
Joined: 13:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
Location: Berkshire, UK

Re: 1977 Dow

Post by Alex Bridgeman »

50% opaque with a mature red-ochre colour. Fresh nose of gentle candied fruit. Nice balance on the palate with lots of sweet fruit supported by the clean acidity but with the tannins now dropped away. A lovely fragrant aftertaste before a powerful and impressive finish. This was really good and was guessed to be Dow 1966. 94/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Post Reply