1970 Dow

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Alex Bridgeman
Fonseca 1966
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1970 Dow vintage port

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Clear, rose coloured rim; 30% opaque. Vibrant fruit on the nose, youthful and attractive with lots of cranberry and mint. Sweet and concentrated fruit on the palate, medium bodied and thickly textured. Hot aftertaste, with an herbaceous tone, before a long and tasty finish. Served blind, I guessed this to be Taylor 1985. 88/100. Drunk 04-Sep-12.

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Dow 1896
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Re: 1970 Dow vintage port

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D70, 40% opaque, red. Nose had mint and red fruit. The same fruit was in the taste, more specifically strawberry, with heat. All present reported a slight pétillant. DRT: ‟yum”.
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