1955 Warre

[Alex Bridgeman]

Bottled by Peatling & Cawdron. An unknown bottle identified from the branding on the cork.

Deep orange-brown in colour, looking mature and at peak drinking; 50% opaque. Orange treacle on the nose, sprinkled with orange water - a lovely nose, so perfumed and inviting. Thick in texture, sweet but full of fruit. This grows very big on the palate, intense but with a cutting acidity that keeps the balance very well. Orange treacle and burnt sugar on the long, long finish. An astonishing port. Served blind but with some clues, this was guessed to be Cockburn 1955. 93/100. 27-Oct-15. 4½ hour decant.

[jdaw1]

On Tuesday 27th October a group of us gathered at the Boot & Flogger and shared some fine ports. Details of the organisation can be found here.

The ports drunk were:

• Croft 1955
• Dow 1983
• Martinez 1960
• Martinez 1967
• Offley Boa Vista 1983
• Quinta da Roeda 1987
• Quinta de la Rosa 1991
• Warre 1955

Also Review thread; and Placemats.


W55 (though on the voting sheet labelled ‘Ck?’), and originally ‘AHB’. Red-brown, 30% opaque. Dry, Strawberry. Heat. Very dry.