1970 Graham

[jdaw1]

On Friday 1st April 2016 Daniel Jewesbury and his friend Mark O., Miguel Simoes and his friend Daniel Ron, Jay Hack, and Arlene and Stephan Bassett gathered in Lupulo (835 Sixth Avenue at 29th Street, NY 10001-4101) to sample some Graham’s vintages.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1955 Graham (Daniel J.);
• 1963 Graham (Daniel J.);
• 1970 Graham (Miguel S.);
• 1977 Graham (Miguel S.);
• 1983 Graham (Miguel S.);
• 1985 Graham (Jay H.);
• 10Y Taylor tawny (Arlene and Stephan B.);
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

1970 Graham Porto Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto
My #3. Group #2 or #3. Balance with moderate red fruit, neither especially sweet nor tart. Smooth glycerin mouth feel. This is what a well-matured top of the line vintage port should taste like, but it still has life left in it. (93 pts.)

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The bottles:

[djewesbury]

Lovely and warm in the nose. VERY SOFT in the mouth, not very much structure or acid, but great velvety fruit, rich and agreeable. Simple? Perhaps.