1970 Warre
Posted: 20:52 Fri 10 Apr 2026
A lot of 5 bottles was purchased at an advantageous price at auction before Christmas but I forgot to take delivery until this week. Lead capsule rather than plastic capsule. One was starting to seep - level still BN so I suspect an artefact of transport - but that meant swift condemnation to opening.
Popped and decanted and poured.
Orange rim but still a deep red in the glass. 40% opaque.
Nose a little muted but swirling brings spearmint and cranberry.
Palate is ravishingly soft, with Agen prune and Armagnac cream. Strawberries and vanilla custard follow, before we reach a rich orange oil and cinnamon finish.
The labels were tatty, I accept, but I think this was barely fifty quid delivered. Burgundy of equivalent augustness - fully mature, top producer, top vintage - is a substantial multiple of that.
I first drank this port in winter 1990 and I think in all the time since I’ve only had a couple of duffers, across probably four dozen bottles. There have been few things in my life that have offered such reliable value.
Popped and decanted and poured.
Orange rim but still a deep red in the glass. 40% opaque.
Nose a little muted but swirling brings spearmint and cranberry.
Palate is ravishingly soft, with Agen prune and Armagnac cream. Strawberries and vanilla custard follow, before we reach a rich orange oil and cinnamon finish.
The labels were tatty, I accept, but I think this was barely fifty quid delivered. Burgundy of equivalent augustness - fully mature, top producer, top vintage - is a substantial multiple of that.
I first drank this port in winter 1990 and I think in all the time since I’ve only had a couple of duffers, across probably four dozen bottles. There have been few things in my life that have offered such reliable value.