2011 Marks and Spencer

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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winesecretary
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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2011 Marks and Spencer

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Pop and decant and pour.

98% opaque glass staining liquid. A very deep red.

Blueberry wholemeal muffins with cool blackcurrant jam on the nose.

Huge gobs of chocolate and blackberry on the palate. Where have the currants gone?

Really thick port. Lots of ‘matiere’ as the Burgundians would put it.

Big furry tannins. A little heat, very late.

On this showing, perhaps starting to shut down. Let’s see how the bottle develops over the weekend.
winesecretary
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
Posts: 2438
Joined: 14:35 Mon 13 May 2019

Re: 2011 Marks & Spencer

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+ 24 hours

Much more coherent. If drinking now, 24 hour decant advised. But in truth it really is shutting down.
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