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1963 Cockburn

Posted: 21:01 Wed 04 Oct 2017
by Alex Bridgeman
From a bottle with a high fill. Brick coloured, but with a edge that is almost golden; 60% opaque. Smelling slightly oxidised on the nose with pine needles over bitter juniper berries - slightly dirty and very gamey. Quite neutral on entry with little fruit. Some dried sour cherries appear on the mid-palate with the juniper bitterness and a sandlwood sweetness adding complexity and interest, but with a slight touch of oxidation. The flavours all combine to deliver a big, bitter mouthful. The aftertaste is just as big, dominated by cedar wood and leads to an explosion of tobacco which fades quickly until leaving a long finish of red aniseed. A big and powerful port, if a little dry. Served blind this was guessed to be Taylor 1955. 89/100. Decanted 2 hours. Drunk 28 September 2017.

Re: 1963 Cockburn

Posted: 11:51 Mon 23 Oct 2017
by flash_uk
35% opacity, mature red with yellow-amber rim. Caramels on the nose. Red berries behind this - cranberries. Mid weight in the mouth, dry, slight bitterness. Finish opens up wonderfully, tobacco, dried red fruits.

Re: 1963 Cockburn

Posted: 15:56 Tue 13 Aug 2019
by jdaw1
Ck63. Red brown brown, 30% opaque. Nose of smoke. Palate of smoke. Fruit gone; mint; smoke; lovely awhile ago. Still good.

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