1955 Warre

[PhilW]

On Monday 24th September 2012, several members of TPF met at TBH for a dual mini-vertical of Warre's and Fonseca ports of the same years.

Links:

• Planning and arrangements.
• Placemats;
• 1955 Warre;
• 1960 Warre;
• 1963 Warre;
• 1966 Warre;
• 1970 Warre;
• 1977 Warre;
• 1985 Warre;
• 1955 Fonseca;
• 1960 Fonseca;
• 1963 Fonseca;
• 1966 Fonseca;
• 1970 Fonseca;
• 1977 Fonseca;
• 1985 Fonseca;
• Review of the evening as a whole;

[Alex Bridgeman]

Burnt orange colour, firm rim; 60% opaque. Lovely nose, attractive strawberry jam but modest in volume with concentrated oranges. Delightful texture, rich and flavoursome impact. Meaty tones, but with rich and conentrated mandarin providing great balance. Tingling tannins show on the aftertaste, then a terrific finish of great length with a birch-sap tang. Great port. 93/100. Decanted 4½ hours

[jdaw1]

W55, decanted 14:00. Brick red, slightly dark, 50% opaque. Nose of dark or red cherry, with mahogany. (Typing these notes 1½ years later, I wonder whether it referred to the smell of polished wood.) Palate big and sweet, with heat late. Gooey. Grade-A lovely port. Fantastic.

[PhilW]

medium colour, some dark orange in there, lovely thick, unctuousm full flavour, very slight acid on nose, long taste, absolutely superb. Rating: Excellent++