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We tasted some Broadbent Ports in the presence of Bartholomew Broadbent himself, on Wed 1^st May 2019 at The Boot & Flogger.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Broadbent Auction Reserve;
• 1994 Broadbent;
• 1997 Broadbent;
• 2000 Broadbent;
• 2003 Broadbent;
• 2007 Broadbent ;
• 2011 Broadbent ;
• 2015 Broadbent ;
• 2011 Niepoort;
• 1992 Passadouro;
• 1994 Skeffington (Davy’s);
• 1985 Fonseca;
• 1983 Gould Campbell;
• 1982 Smith Woodhouse LBV;
• Placemats;
• Food order;
• Planing and arrangements.

80% opacity, deep purple. Lovely rich mouthfeel, pepper, tannic with deep rich fruit.

Still purple in colour rather than red. Absolutely nothing on the nose, but on the palate this delivers a sweet and clean dose of fruit followed by a huge wave of grippy tannins. Complex on the palate, a little unbalanced but showing so much potential. Delicious sticky sweet red finish which slowly migrates to a dry and firm peppery finish. What a big Port! And with a lovely green tone to the finish. 90/100. Decanted 5 hours.