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The Spring 2015 Live Auction
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Lot 2141
Estimate: $150
Base neck or better, scuffed labels.
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93 · 90
93 RH "Decanted for 8 hours prior to drinking. Purplish ruby with a violet colored edge. Notes of stewed prune, tar, blackberry emerged initially and fragrant mint and Concord grapes showed up with more coaxing. Full and rich with a hint of spirit. This is still so very youthful at 25 years of age. It provides a smoky, dark, wild berry flavor profile which belies its age and drinks more like a VP from 1994 or 1997. Tannic but not astringent with an exceptionally long finish, this has another two decades of fine drinking ahead ... easily." 90 RP This is an extraordinary house that seems to have been particularly successful with its vintage port since 1977.The 1983 is rich, concentrated, very fruity, and magnificently perfumed, suggesting that it is going to mature early, long before the 1977.
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93 RH "Decanted for 8 hours prior to drinking. Purplish ruby with a violet colored edge. Notes of stewed prune, tar, blackberry emerged initially and fragrant mint and Concord grapes showed up with more coaxing. Full and rich with a hint of spirit. This is still so very youthful at 25 years of age. It provides a smoky, dark, wild berry flavor profile which belies its age and drinks more like a VP from 1994 or 1997. Tannic but not astringent with an exceptionally long finish, this has another two decades of fine drinking ahead ... easily." 90 RP This is an extraordinary house that seems to have been particularly successful with its vintage port since 1977.The 1983 is rich, concentrated, very fruity, and magnificently perfumed, suggesting that it is going to mature early, long before the 1977.
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Best known for fortified Port from the Douro Valley, Portugal also produces distinctive dry reds from native grapes such as Touriga Nacional. Its dramatic terraced vineyards and blending traditions give the wines a singular identity.
One of the world's oldest demarcated wine regions, famed for fortified Port and, increasingly, powerful dry reds. Its terraced schist vineyards and native grapes yield wines of concentration and character.
Covers powerful dry reds and fortified Port from native varieties grown on the valley's terraced schist slopes.