1980 Graham
- Alex Bridgeman
- Croft 1945
- Posts: 16176
- Joined: 12:41 Mon 25 Jun 2007
- Location: Berkshire, UK
1980 Graham
Brick red with a transparent centre, 50% opaque. Restrained but very attractive on the nose, showing cinammon and sweet redcurrants. Sweet and poised on the palate, developing with great balance. Elegant fuit drives the flavour profile with tremendous layering of flavours. Gentle fruit and toffee aftertaste and an elegant, lingering finish. Really nice but possibly suffering slight stewiness from storage in a warm cellar. 93/100. Decanted 3 hours. 4 Sep 2013.
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