1983 Graham Porto Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto (2/2/2024)
– decanted immediately before initial taste –
– tasted non-blind over a couple hours on Day 1; revisited on Day 2 –
Little bit of a plastic taste; tastes and looks quite young, despite having a soaked cork. Maddeningly, not nearly as good – or as advanced – as the bottle I swooned over back in Sept. 2023. This bottle actually came across as young, and being in need of at least another 10 years in the cellar.
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1983 Graham Porto Vintage - Portugal, Douro, Porto (9/23/2023)
– popped and poured –
– tasted non-blind over a couple hours –
Wow. This was excellent. Mature, and at peak — comes across more Tawny than it does VP. Not heavy, thick, or dark. Scary-easy drinking. Superb!