1955 Burmester Colheita (bottled 1979)

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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1955 Burmester Colheita (bottled 1979)

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Bottled 1979. Pale amber colour with a green rim; 20% opaque. Gentle toffee on the nose, with lots of VA suggesting this is a wood aged port. Toffee and coffee on the start of the palate, but in a light and gentle way. Delicate texture and light honey flavours on the palate; a very dry style of port. Big on the aftertaste, which is dry and slightly bitter, before a long finish of slightly dry damsons. Served blind, this was guessed to be a bottle of Niepoort 1977 Garrafeira. 87/100. Pop 'n' pour. Drunk 28 September 2017.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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Graham’s 1977
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Re: 1955 Burmester Colheita

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20% opacity, amber, tobacco yellow. My note ends there! I guessed The Port Society 1974 Colheita.
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Re: 1955 Burmester Colheita

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B55 colheita, noted only as “Orange” and “Very over-tawny”.


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