1985 Dalva Colheita (bottled 2010)

[jdaw1]

Emergency Drinking, The Crusting Pipe, Friday 19 August 2011. Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Unknown Madeira;
• 1945 Graham;
• 1963 Royal Oporto colheita, bottled 1983;
• 1966 Cockburn;
• 1967 Cockburn;
• 1980 Borges & Irmão;
• 1980 Graham;
• 1980 Warre;
• 1985 Dalva colheita bottled 2010;
• 1986 Taylor Terra Feita;
• NV The Port Society Finest Reserve Lote 08;
• Placemats.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Bottled 2010. Mid orange in colour, paling on the rim; perhaps 20% opaque. Well balanced entry on the palate, with hints of sweet orange but considerable sherbert lemon acidity; a touch of VA on the palate adds to the complexity. Big palate presence. Big aftertaste, with a long and loud finish of intense kumquat flavours. Impressive. 87/100.