1966 Warre

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Alex Bridgeman
Graham’s 1948
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1966 Warre

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Decanted at 13.00, drunk at 20.00. Mature bronze colour, 40% opaque. Delicious on the nose, bringing redcurrants and dried cranberry spiced up by a little star anise. Smooth on the palate with a slightly thickened texture, floral like rose hip syrup. The floral and fruit flavours grow on the palate with just enough spice to be really interesting, giving a wonderful layering of flavours. Rich and slightly warm on the aftertaste, showing delicious dried fruit and a hint of milk chocolate. A wonderful wine. 93/100. Tasted at the Port Forum Awards 07-Feb-23. Decanted 7 hours.
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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akzy wrote: 10:52 Fri 29 Jul 2022I suggest we have The Port Forum awards ceremony!
And so we did, on Tuesday 7th February 2023, at the Boot & flogger, with live broadcast on the BBC, ITV, NBC, Fox, Disney, and YouTube.

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Re: 1966 Warre

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W66, decanted 13:00. Red-red-pink, 25% opaque. Fading; rough mint, cherries behind, lovely, but weaker than it should be. Or weaker than W66 once was.
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Re: 1966 Warre

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40% opacity, mature red-amber, very clear. Lovely nose, cranberries, violets, tobacco. Soft, smooth, still some grip, caramels, dried cranberries.
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