2017 Dow

[winesecretary]

Half bottle. Pop and decant and pour.

95% opaque red juice.

Splendid nose lifting straight from the cellar-cool glass. Star anise. Blackberry.

Cool mouthfeel then briefly blueberries before chocolate and then the blackcurrant. Then the blackberry and apple pie.

The tannins are so beautifully delineated. A little bit of dehydrated orange, late. Even later, meaty almost.

This is really very very good port indeed. Wait, or not, but there’s a treat in them there bottles (or in this case halves).

[MigSU]

I tasted this just before bottling...and then proceeded to buy 6 of them. Have very high hopes for this one, it'll probably age beautifully.

[winesecretary]

After tasting it yesterday, so did I.

[Glenn E.]

2017 in general seems to be pretty amazing. Maybe not quite to the level of 2011, but even being able to make the comparison says something.

[H_Sterling]

Thanks for the review. I'll be keeping my case of six bottles deep in cellar for a couple more decades I think/hope!

[Alex Bridgeman]

I own exactly no bottles of Dow 2017. Having read George's tasting note I slightly regret not having any for early drinking. Particularly in half bottle.

But I don't. I will have to drink my Churchill 2017 LBV instead. (A tasting note will be posted in due course.)

[PhilW]

Or... you could drop by Hedonism and buy a stash of D2017 halves at £38/bt.

[winesecretary]

There are a bunch on sale on winebid at $30 a pop which seems very reasonable for our US friends

[Alex Bridgeman]

Or... you could drop by Hedonism and buy a stash of D2017 halves at £38/bt.

I really, really, really don’t need to be buying any more Port. Really not. Your suggestion is not helpful.

[Mike J. W.]

Or... you could drop by Hedonism and buy a stash of D2017 halves at £38/bt.

I really, really, really don’t need to be buying any more Port. Really not. Your suggestion is not helpful.

It's only a few more bottles...

[mcoulson]

Or... you could drop by Hedonism and buy a stash of D2017 halves at £38/bt.

I really, really, really don’t need to be buying any more Port. Really not. Your suggestion is not helpful.

It's only a few more bottles...

I'm with Mike here ... My wife never has enough shoes ... Thus it follows that more port is a very reasonable option and one that can be actioned ....