1970 Graham

[Alex Bridgeman]

Links:

• Review of the evening of 29th March 2012 (The Birthday Boys' Tasting) as a whole;
• Cockburn Special Reserve;
• Fonseca Terra Prima;
• Graham's Finest Reserve;
• Graham's Six Grapes;
• Noval Black;
• Port Society Finest Reserve;
• Ramos Pinto Collector's Reserve;
• Quinta de la Rosa Reserve Ruby;
• 1966 Croft;
• 1977 Fonseca;
• 1970 Graham;
• 1965 Malvedos;
• 1959 Niepoort colheita;
• 1963 Rebello Valente;
• 1955 Warre;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Firm red colour, but looking to be mature. Wonderful nose, full of mace and lavender and blueberries. Great entry, posessing a lovely balance and with huge volumes of fruit on the palate. There is a touch of heat on the aftertatste and then a massive finish. Smooth and refined, this is nevertheless a mature blockbuster of a port. Fabulous! Served blind this was guessed to be Warre 1966. 95/100.