1963 Constantino

[Alex Bridgeman]

Tasted at the 1963 Horizontal on 18 July 2023.

The wines appearing at the tasting were:
1963 Adam, with a cork branded "Carvalhas 1963"
1963 Borges
1963 Burmester
1963 Cockburn
1963 Constantino
1963 Croft
1963 Fonseca
1963 Graham
1963 Martinez
1963 Quinta do Noval, bottled by Army & Navy Stores
1963 Ramos Pinto
1963 Warre
1977 Fonseca, appearing as a mystery bottle poured and tasted blind

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[winesecretary]

Properly garnet port. Quite dumb on the nose. But, as always seems to be the case with this wine, delicious. More evolved than the last bottle I participated in, but lovely wine. Got a point from me.

[Alex Bridgeman]

A deep brick red colour, 60% opaque. Gentle red fruit on the nose, bringing strawberry and raspberry with a lovely fragrance. Balanced on the palate with plenty of fruit but without the sweetness of the other 1963 Ports at the tasting; a hit of tannins on the edges of the palate. Fresh and bright before the lovely dry, red fruit finish. Fabulous Port. My second place for wine of the night. 94/100. Decanted 12 hours.