Dark orange in colour, with a slight green tone on the rim; 20% opaque. Very smelly on the nose, with lots of VA. Slow to develop on the palate, but eventually becomes deep and concentrated, with a thick and rich flavour. Good balancing acidity and a lovely long and rich finish. 91/100
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
I also really liked this wine, though it was sweet even for my taste (and slightly difficult to voice too positive an opinion with such obvious mutterings of disapproval coming from the guest of honour!)
From memory, i did think this was slightly let down by the finish, which i did not think offered either the length or concentration that i perhaps might have expected.
However, I thought this was a solid 90, and (not having paid for it!) found it very enjoyable.
In terms of QPR though, i would not be rushing to purchase at the pricing quoted by Axel (anyone know whether the "cellar door" cost in Australia is any better?)
Not cheap in Australia either. About £150 or so a bottle and 15 years old. Only tried it the once; nice but not worth the expense. Very old vines however. There some nice older tawnies that are better value out there. Personally I prefer what James Godfrey is doing over at Seppeltsfield. Some nice Rutherglen tawnies as well.
griff wrote:Not cheap in Australia either. About £150 or so a bottle and 15 years old. Only tried it the once; nice but not worth the expense. Very old vines however. There some nice older tawnies that are better value out there. Personally I prefer what James Godfrey is doing over at Seppeltsfield. Some nice Rutherglen tawnies as well.
Shouldnt be confused with the normal Grandfather which is advertised to be 15 years old. The catalogue shows that this contains 25-35y old blends.
They have a particular patch of vines going into it. Can't remember the name of the grape varietal but it was developed to be neutral and sweet to allow long aging.
I was very surprised, when I read, that the average of the blend is only 15 years... if this is true I think they name is a great misnomer, if you ask any winelover what he expect from a wine how´s name is "GREAT Grandfather", no one would suggest a 15 year old blend...
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