1977 Graham

[SushiNorth]

Tasted at a vertical of drinkable Graham's Vintage Ports from the past 50 years, held on the ever auspicious Friday the Thirteenth (February 2009) and hosted graciously by jfacciol.
Links: Review; 1960; 1963; 1966; 1970; 1977; 1980; 1983; 1985; 1991; 1994; Planning

[jdaw1]

Grahams 1977: translucent red fading to brown. Once Elys rightly declared that it smelt of ‟mint gum” all my other descriptors dropped out of the race. Nosing of mint gum. Tasting of mint and heat, with nothing behind it. Entirely drinkable basic port.

(I know what you’re thinking. Or what, under other circumstances, you ought to be thinking. And you’re wrong. Don’t.)

[RonnieRoots]

I've had this port quite a few times, but never encountered this mint thingy. Odd.

[g-man]

Foul, I cried!

I've had this many times before and was taken aback by the double mint gum nose.

Spicy and very minty, but with a watery mid palate that reminded me of asian pears.

Later on some red fruit started showing.

The finish starts off with birch, but ends very bitter.

Rating withheld.

[John Danza]

I've had this wine many times and never encountered the minty notes nor the browning. Sounds like a bad bottle.

[SushiNorth]

+9 Dark ruby, not clear. There's a rough nose with jeff identifying mint gum and steph finding pear. I find some chocolate in it, too. Tastes of fruits, and artificial bubblegum flavor, with a bit of mint on the side. it's too sweet, very simple, and rather weak. Unfortunately, it then has a long tail of the same.

+33 Hey there's fruit in that first sip! but... it's back to rough by the second.

89.