1994 Berry Brothers (Smith Woodhouse)
Dark. Full rich nose. Big rich dark fruited (licorice) port firing on all cylinders. I gave it a point. Narrowly (by 1-and-1/3 points) the group's WOTN.
Consumed, with considerable pleasure, 2/2/22.
1994 Berry Brothers
Re: 1994 Berry Brothers (Smith Woodhouse)
Links:
- Review of the evening as a whole;
- 1960 Berry Bros Selection (Rebello Valente);
- 1963 Berry Bros Selection (Taylor);
- 1966 Berry Bros Selection (Warre);
- 1970 Berry Bros Selection (Warre);
- 1975 Berry Bros Selection (Quarles Harris);
- 1977 Berry Bros Selection (Quarles Harris);
- 1980 Berry Bros Selection (Warre);
- 1983 Berry Bros Selection (Warre);
- 1985 Berry Bros Selection (Smith Woodhouse);
- 1991 Berry Bros Selection (Smith Woodhouse);
- 1994 Berry Bros Selection (Smith Woodhouse);
- 1997 Berry Bros Selection (Warre);
- 2000 Berry Bros Selection (Smith Woodhouse);
- 2003 Berry Bros Selection (Quinta de la Rosa);
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- Planning and arrangements.
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Re: 1994 Berry Brothers (Smith Woodhouse)
Deep red colour with an opaque centre. Lovely berry nose, bramble with a hint of bottle stink. Restrained entry, lots of bramble and a bit of cracked peppercorn heat. Quite a youthful palate, still slightly closed. Generous bramble fruit, good acidity and plenty of tannin. A wine which has all the ingredients but needs more time to pull itself together. 92/100. Drunk 02-Feb-22. Decanted 4½ hours.
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2023: Fonseca 1966. There are not many better Ports, except a good bottle of Fonseca 1927. Wow!
2023: Fonseca 1966. There are not many better Ports, except a good bottle of Fonseca 1927. Wow!