1982 Sandeman
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The 1982 Sandeman Vintage Porto has a disjointed bouquet that lacks real fruit intensity: singed leather, licorice and a touch of peppermint. The palate is actually more concentrated than the nose suggests and is nicely balanced: dried fig, dates and raisin with cloves emerging toward the slightly tapered finish. This 1982, an outre declaration, is missing presence and feels faded by time. Drink now.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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Healthy pale tawny rose colour. A mite woody on the nose but with attractive milk-chocolate fruit. Attractive palate actually. Clean and not the biggest wine but on the palate it seems well balanced, even if the acidity is a little pronounced on the finish. Prunes on the rather sudden finish. (JR)