1935 Calem
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Alex Bridgeman
- Fonseca 1966
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1935 Calem vintage port
From a burgundy-style bottle, acquired recently from one of the major London auction houses. Light orange in colour, very transparent. Lovely mimosa oranges on the nose. Sweet flavours in the mouth, light in body but delicious and elegant orange zest mixed with other citrus fruit flavours. Very tasty in the mouth. Huge orange zest aftertaste and good length of finish. 88/100. Drunk 17 Dec 2009.
Last edited by Alex Bridgeman on 08:26 Tue 24 May 2011, edited 1 time in total.
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JacobH
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Re: 1935 Calem vintage port
I think AlexK got this in one by describing it as ‟drinking a Terry’s Chocolate Orange”. And I thought old Croft tasted of oranges. Is all old Cálem like this?
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KillerB
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Re: 1935 Calem vintage port
... and I would like to point put how much I love Terry's Chocolate Orange - had a whole one to myself last week and thought of this Port every segment of the way. Delicious.
Port is basically a red drink
Re: 1935 Calem vintage port
Mature brown, with a hint of red. Taste lightly tawny; no fruit; thin especially in mid-palate.