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On Tuesday 26th March 2024, at The Boot & flogger, we tasted 1994s.

• Review of the evening as a whole;
  • 1994 Croft;
  • 1994 Taylor;
  • 1994 Fonseca;
  • 1994 Tesco;
  • 1994 Martinez;
  • 1994 Warre;
  • 1994 Dow;
  • 1994 Graham;
  • 1994 Quinta do Vesuvio;
  • 1994 Cockburn;
  • 1994 Kopke;
  • 1994 Quinta do Noval;
  • 1994 Burmester;
  • 1994 Cálem;
  • 1994 Royal Oporto;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats;
• Food order.

G94: dark dark red, 80% opaque. Soft, dry, slightly bitter, light. Others liked; I thought slightly imperfect.

jdaw1 wrote: ↑20:14 Wed 27 Mar 2024 G94: dark dark red, 80% opaque. Soft, dry, slightly bitter, light. Others liked; I thought slightly imperfect.

That sounds more that slightly imperfect to me. None of the bolded descriptors should normally apply to a 1994 Graham. Or really any Graham.

Unfortunate.

Note - this was the 2021 release. Bottles matured in Oporto.

60%+ opaque, some slight browning to rim. Still some almost primary fruit on nose. Palate more fruit than nose. Good. 5/7.

Opened at 23.00, double-decanted at 07.30 and tasted at 18.15.

Looking to be at the early stages of maturity, slightly cloudy and opaque as a result. Slightly aggressive red- and whitecurrant fruit on the nose. But these blend together to deliver a delicious sensation on the first sip; fabulous fruit, bright and fresh with a lovely balance and the self-confidence to take over the palate and fill the mouth. A hint of caramel sweetness on the fruit of the aftertaste before a long - no, very long - fruit driven finish which lingers for a long time. This 2021/22 late cellar release was my joint third best wine of the tasting. 95/100.

60% opacity dull cloudy red.. Rich redcurrant nose. Soft entry, red fruit, chocolate, fades away in the finish (like the Warre also on this occasion). Disappointing.