1985 W & J Graham's Vintage Port
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The vintage port that the Symingtons chose to showcase in their port tasting during the recent annual meeting of the PFV and it's easy to see why. Still extremely dark with a clean, assertive, dry finish after thrillingly glamorous, layered fruit with black-pepper notes. Gorgeous.
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Richard Mayson, Decanter
James Suckling
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Deep garnet with narrow bricky rim, darker in colour than the Warre's 1985 and also 'darker' in aroma. Still marked by black fruits. Thick and chewy with a touch of eucalyptus but not as much as on the Warre's 1963. And then a grainy, mocha aftertaste and a very long finish. Still more to show, I think, even though this is already a mature wine.
Probably the best wine from a good, ripe though rather variable vintage: still deep at the centre with a thin tawny rim; lovely ripe plummy aromas, open but still brooding with more to reveal; ripe and fleshy on the palate with glorious plum and cherry fruit backed by firm ripe tannins leading to a powerful finish. Ready to drink now and will keep and develop in bottle for another thirty years at least!
Aromas of violets, dried fruits and figs. Full body, medium sweet, beautiful tannins and length. Seems to be growing in depth and intensity. Beautiful now. I love the tannin tension to this. Drink and enjoy.