1985 Delaforce

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Alex Bridgeman
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1985 Delaforce vintage port

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I nearly forgot this tasting note from the Deeper Underground offline. What was I thinking!

This was the port served with dinner, and went very well with a rib-eye steak. Deep in colour, still opaque, and with a smell of freshly baked home-made mince pies. A little bland on initial tasting but a lovely fruit-dominated palate developed with a little more time in the glass. The aftertaste was short but pleasant. Perfectly respectable. 5/5 or 88/100. Decanted for 8 hours and drunk on 28 January 2008.
Top Ports in 2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.

2025: Quevedo 1972 Colheita, b.2024. Just as good as Niepoort 1900!
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Axel P
Taylor Quinta de Vargellas 1987
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Thanks Alex,

I just got a case together with the 82 and the 77.

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Simon Lisle
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I quite enjoyed this one good all round although I don't think it will improve
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KillerB
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Post by KillerB »

I'm with Simon on this. Very pleasant but not looking to get any more interesting.
Port is basically a red drink
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