1970 Feuerheerd

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winesecretary
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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1970 Feuerheerd

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Pleasingly high quality cork extracted with satisfying pop. Wine decanted clean until last couple of tablespoons which contained a thick sediment.

Four hour decant.

Colour a browning red, attractive.

Scent of rose hip and cherry pie.

Completely smooth and resolved entry, milk chocolate and raisin, hint of Turkish delight late, then drys out a little as the ghost of tannin keeps it correct. Finish quite dry, somewhat akin to Dow of the same vintage.

Really rather surprisingly good. And more than a little quaffable.
winesecretary
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
Posts: 2497
Joined: 14:35 Mon 13 May 2019

Re: 1970 Feuerheerd

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+ 30 hours

Colour a little browner

More cinnamon and star anise on the nose

Palate remains very smooth, and very much in the vein of best quality cough syrup.

Still eminently quaffable but, as port, better on night 1.
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