General characteristics of different shippers

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Tadhg555
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General characteristics of different shippers

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Apologies if this is a naive question, but I am just getting introduced to Port and was wondering if there are any unique characteristics common to particular shippers? (For example, Dow's is dry, Fonseca is fruity, Graham's is austere, etc.)

I understand that different vintages from the same shipper can differ greatly, but I was wondering if there are any common defining characteristics that you look for in a particular shipper, year to year.
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I always and consistently find Warre to be beautifully balanced and very elegant, especially when mature.
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SushiNorth wrote: 00:04 Sat 30 Mar 2019 Conveniently, a number of us have asked this exact question :)
I admit to laziness! Thanks for the links.
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