1997 Ramos Pinto
Posted: 16:03 Mon 06 Oct 2014
RP97, as a quality control for a forthcoming tasting. Cork was dry and going to crumble, and wouldn’t be pushed in, so was tonged. At D+20 minutes: dark red, 90% opaque; nose mint, and a dark fruit behind. Palate starts light with a little heat, becoming mid-weight in mid palate. Short ending. There is fruit, dark cherry perhaps, but not a lot. Pleasant enough, but I think I prefer the Graham Crusted bottled 1998 — which is also cheaper.