On Tuesday 26th March 2024, at The Boot & flogger, we tasted 1994s.
1994 Dow
Re: 1994 Dow
D94: dark dark red, opacity not noted. Nose very strongly of lemon, so stringly that I checked neighbour’s glasses. Rich, great weight and texture, very lovely now, but the lemon was peculiar. I liked.
Re: 1994 Dow
60% opaque, ruby + slight brown tinge to rim. Nose quite closed, maybe a meaty/savoury note. Some primary fruit on palate. OK+, 5/7, 0.5 points.
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Re: 1994 Dow
Very dark in colour, the darkest of all the wines at this 1994 horizontal at 95% opacity. Very restrained on the nose, but some work reveals some slightly sour blackcurrant fruit. The entry onto the palate is similarly restrained, but then the blackcurrant bursts into life on the mid-palate. A wonderful expression of fruit. Not noticeably drier in style than most other wines at this tasting, but the fruit is delightful and delivers an excellent black fruit gum finish. Wonderful Port, my second placed wine at this event. 96/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.