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1963 Dow
Posted: 07:29 Mon 28 Oct 2019
by winesecretary
Bottled by Carl Jacobsen of Copenhagen. Its remarkable youth (I surmise excellent bottling and cold storage) was both pleasurable and misleading (more so for this taster, I was decades out, everyone else at least thought it was a 1970). An astonishingly fruity, spicy bottle. And delicious. Nowhere near fading. Somehow this was the first of my glasses to empty itself. Consumed with AHB, CPR, THRA, and guest OJW on 07/10/19 at the B&F.
Re: 1963 Dow
Posted: 15:47 Mon 02 Sep 2024
by Alex Bridgeman
A mature copper-red colour, 50% opaque. Slightly harsh on the nose but with mature fruit undertones. Smooth and balanced entry with lots of red jelly flavours. Fresh acidity and a hint of tobacco bring life to the palate, but this is a little one-dimensional with the sweetness being slightly too much for the acidity but a nice fragrance develops with patience, highlighted by the tannins still in the wine. The aftertaste is a little hot with the alcohol showing before a sticky sweet red reduction finish. 91/100. Decanted 22 hours!
Tasted as part of a
Bring a Bottle tasting at the Boot & Flogger.