1960 Dow
- Alex Bridgeman
- Fonseca 1966
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- Location: Berkshire, UK
1960 Dow vintage port
Slightly cloudy in appearance. Sweet and caramelised onions, rosemary tinge on the nose. Nicely balanced and attractive. Surprisingly sweet entry, with a lovely balance. Gentle acidity balancing mature and secondary fruit - even a trace of tannin. Lovely layering of flavours but a bit of heat at the back of the palate. Lovely aftertaste and bringing a long finish of burnt sugar. Absolutely gorgeous - so elegant. 91/100. Drunk 25 September 2010.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
Re: 1960 Dow vintage port
In The Douro Valley with Friends, Harvest 2010:
- Friday 24 September 2010
- 1960 Fonseca (α alpha);
- 1963 Graham (β beta);
- 1963 Taylor (γ gamma);
- 1977 Graham (tregnum) (δ delta);
- Saturday 25 September 2010
- 1970 Niepoort (η eta);
- 1977 Gould Campbell (θ theta);
- 1970 Warre (ι iota);
- 1960 Dow (κ kappa);
- 1970 Dow (λ lambda);
- 1958 Warre (μ mu);
- 1934 Warre (ν nu);
- Sunday 26 September 2010
- 1963 Fonseca (Ï„ tau);
- 1966 Fonseca (Ï… upsilon);
- 1970 Fonseca (φ phi);
- 1977 Fonseca (χ chi);
- 1994 Vesuvio (ψ psi);
- Monday 27 September 2010
- 1992 Quevedo colheita (а a);
- 1994 Quevedo colheita (б be);
- 1996 Quevedo colheita (в ve);
- 2000 Quevedo colheita (г ge);
- 2004 Quevedo LBV (д de);
- 2008 Quevedo Quinta Vale D’Agodinho (е ie);
- 1970 Offley Boa Vista.
Re: 1960 Dow vintage port
D60, at D+4hr: cloudy brick red. AHB nosed ‟caramelised onions”. Rather simple. Heat on side of tongue. Sugar. Sweet, and long, but the dominant flavour just sugar.
Voted second by AHB; unranked by everybody else.
Voted second by AHB; unranked by everybody else.