1983 W & J Graham's Vintage Port
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Bright red/crimson. Light and fragrant. A bit dead in the middle. Sinewy edge. Definitely edgy. One could imagine the spirit?? Lifted but simple, chewy end. (JR)
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Black olive, cherry, still lots of fruit here. Pert and structured – acid still full of freshness. (RH)
Transparent ruby. Fully evolved with beautiful round satin texture (all tannins fully dissolved) with a very winning combination of liquorice and haunting sweet red fruit. Very gorgeous. This is clearly a great vintage to enjoy now. (JR)
Not as intense a crimson as the 1980. Quite a wide colourless rim. Burnt, sweet, almost charred nose. The overwhelming impression is one of slightly simple sweetness. Can’t see any tannins left here – until the very end. Jewel-like – sort of rubies in a glass. Exceptionally rich and on the finish quite delicate in fact. Very slightly simple with the alcohol just nudging in on the finish. (JR)