NV Kopke Tawny 20YO
Posted: 21:50 Sun 02 Jan 2022
Part of the DIY Kopke Tawny + White Tasting.
Notes: Transparent orange-brown fading a little. No red. Nose is subdued. A bit spirity. The taste is of a much older wine than a 20-year-old. Initially quite dry with no fresh fruit but a touch of acidity, it is followed by a very long nutty aftertaste: hazelnuts in particular. For those who like their tawnies tawny and old this is really good. Would love to compare to some others like the Churchill or Kranemann.
Tasted at: DIY Kopke Tasting, NYE 2021
Date: 31st December 2021
Rated*: C
http://jacob-head.com/port/records/tast ... -Old-Tawny
* A Note on Ratings
My rating system attempts to answer the question “is this a good Port?” one of three ways: N—No; P—Possibly; or C—Certainly. Ports generally are weighted slightly by their category. Therefore, a Ruby Port might receive a C rating for Certainly good which it might not were it to be a Vintage Port. I sometimes modify my rating with a plus or minus indicating that the Port is better or worse than might be expected for this category.
Notes: Transparent orange-brown fading a little. No red. Nose is subdued. A bit spirity. The taste is of a much older wine than a 20-year-old. Initially quite dry with no fresh fruit but a touch of acidity, it is followed by a very long nutty aftertaste: hazelnuts in particular. For those who like their tawnies tawny and old this is really good. Would love to compare to some others like the Churchill or Kranemann.
Tasted at: DIY Kopke Tasting, NYE 2021
Date: 31st December 2021
Rated*: C
http://jacob-head.com/port/records/tast ... -Old-Tawny
* A Note on Ratings
My rating system attempts to answer the question “is this a good Port?” one of three ways: N—No; P—Possibly; or C—Certainly. Ports generally are weighted slightly by their category. Therefore, a Ruby Port might receive a C rating for Certainly good which it might not were it to be a Vintage Port. I sometimes modify my rating with a plus or minus indicating that the Port is better or worse than might be expected for this category.