1997 Dow

Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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Tasting notes for individual Ports, with an index sorted by vintage and alphabetically.
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rich_n
Warre’s Otima 10 year old Tawny
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1997 Dow

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Opened as part of a port tasting with friends to introduce them to a number of styles.

A beauty of a port but still such a baby right now. It's past its ugly teenage years but still has so much of its charm in its fruit forward nose and palate. Beautifully balanced with a touch of white pepper spicing things up and some late tannic grip, this is extremely drinkable right now but seems to have plenty in the tank to go for a while in the cellar. I was focused more on the company (who were very enthusiastic about this port in particular) than my tasting notes by this point in the evening but this is a very good port indeed.
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