2017 Dow
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2017 Dow
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).
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).
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Re: 2017 Dow
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.
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- Fonseca 1980
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Re: 2017 Dow
After tasting it yesterday, so did I.
Re: 2017 Dow
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.
Glenn Elliott
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Re: 2017 Dow
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
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Re: 2017 Dow
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.)
But I don't. I will have to drink my Churchill 2017 LBV instead. (A tasting note will be posted in due course.)
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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- Dalva Golden White Colheita 1952
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Re: 2017 Dow
Or... you could drop by Hedonism and buy a stash of D2017 halves at £38/bt.
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Re: 2017 Dow
There are a bunch on sale on winebid at $30 a pop which seems very reasonable for our US friends
- Alex Bridgeman
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Re: 2017 Dow
I really, really, really don’t need to be buying any more Port. Really not. Your suggestion is not helpful.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Re: 2017 Dow
It's only a few more bottles...Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑19:55 Tue 11 Jul 2023I really, really, really don’t need to be buying any more Port. Really not. Your suggestion is not helpful.
Re: 2017 Dow
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 ....Mike J. W. wrote: ↑20:40 Tue 11 Jul 2023It's only a few more bottles...Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑19:55 Tue 11 Jul 2023I really, really, really don’t need to be buying any more Port. Really not. Your suggestion is not helpful.