1970 Warre

[Alex Bridgeman]

Decanted for 12 hours and drunk on 30/1/08.

Distinctly red center, although paler than wine C. A lovely soft smokey nose bringing damsons and Victoria plums. An acidic structure but well balanced, tannins soft and well integrated with lots of damsons and some cherry. Terrific mid-palate with aniseed and plum. Very long length, just filling the mouth with Christmas cake. Excellent port. 7/7 or 92/100.

[DRT]

From the same bottle and served blind...

Hint of liquorice on the nose. Dark red. Very smooth cherry truffle with lots of tannin and a beautiful long finish that left the cheeks watering.

I guessed that it was Warre's 1970 straight away - but only because I brought it to the tasting

This was a superb bottle of W70 that was supplied to me by Uncle Tom. Thanks, Tom.

Derek

[Tsunami]

thanks derekt,

this was truly a great bottle, it was still young and vivid

it was always a plesure to drink the 70 warre,
a nice red-berry-mix with a kirsch-like-alcohol and round tannins, not to big body, but compact and nice. good length and plesand finish.

lady tsunami and i did enjoy this very much!

[DRT]

Links to the other ports from the line-up:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1963 Borges;
• 1963 Royal Oporto;
• 1970 Warre;
• 1983 Harvey's (Martinez);
• 1985 Martinez.