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2017 Dow
Posted: 22:10 Fri 09 Jun 2023
by winesecretary
Half bottle. Pop and decant and pour.
95% opaque red juice.
Splendid nose lifting straight from the cellar-cool glass. Star anise. Blackberry.
Cool mouthfeel then briefly blueberries before chocolate and then the blackcurrant. Then the blackberry and apple pie.
The tannins are so beautifully delineated. A little bit of dehydrated orange, late. Even later, meaty almost.
This is really very very good port indeed. Wait, or not, but there’s a treat in them there bottles (or in this case halves).
Re: 2017 Dow
Posted: 23:11 Fri 09 Jun 2023
by MigSU
I tasted this just before bottling...and then proceeded to buy 6 of them. Have very high hopes for this one, it'll probably age beautifully.
Re: 2017 Dow
Posted: 21:52 Sat 10 Jun 2023
by winesecretary
After tasting it yesterday, so did I.
Re: 2017 Dow
Posted: 05:22 Sun 11 Jun 2023
by Glenn E.
2017 in general seems to be pretty amazing. Maybe not quite to the level of 2011, but even being able to make the comparison says something.
Re: 2017 Dow
Posted: 15:28 Sun 11 Jun 2023
by H_Sterling
Thanks for the review. I'll be keeping my case of six bottles deep in cellar for a couple more decades I think/hope!
Re: 2017 Dow
Posted: 23:00 Sun 11 Jun 2023
by Alex Bridgeman
I own exactly no bottles of Dow 2017. Having read George's tasting note I slightly regret not having any for early drinking. Particularly in half bottle.
But I don't. I will have to drink my Churchill 2017 LBV instead. (A tasting note will be posted in due course.)
Re: 2017 Dow
Posted: 18:06 Mon 12 Jun 2023
by PhilW
Or... you could drop by Hedonism and buy a stash of D2017 halves at £38/bt.
Re: 2017 Dow
Posted: 23:04 Wed 05 Jul 2023
by winesecretary
There are a bunch on sale on winebid at $30 a pop which seems very reasonable for our US friends
Re: 2017 Dow
Posted: 19:55 Tue 11 Jul 2023
by Alex Bridgeman
PhilW wrote: ↑18:06 Mon 12 Jun 2023
Or... you could drop by Hedonism and buy a stash of D2017 halves at £38/bt.
I really, really, really don’t need to be buying any more Port. Really not. Your suggestion is not helpful.
Re: 2017 Dow
Posted: 20:40 Tue 11 Jul 2023
by Mike J. W.
Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑19:55 Tue 11 Jul 2023
PhilW wrote: ↑18:06 Mon 12 Jun 2023
Or... you could drop by Hedonism and buy a stash of D2017 halves at £38/bt.
I really, really, really don’t need to be buying any more Port. Really not. Your suggestion is not helpful.
It's only a few more bottles...
Re: 2017 Dow
Posted: 21:14 Tue 11 Jul 2023
by mcoulson
Mike J. W. wrote: ↑20:40 Tue 11 Jul 2023
Alex Bridgeman wrote: ↑19:55 Tue 11 Jul 2023
PhilW wrote: ↑18:06 Mon 12 Jun 2023
Or... you could drop by Hedonism and buy a stash of D2017 halves at £38/bt.
I really, really, really don’t need to be buying any more Port. Really not. Your suggestion is not helpful.
It's only a few more bottles...
I'm with Mike here ... My wife never has enough shoes ... Thus it follows that more port is a very reasonable option and one that can be actioned ....