1963 Cockburn Vintage Port

[Eric Menchen]

Tasted blind. Also has good clarity (after a 1960 Noval VP), and looks like a close sibling of that pour. Also has a slight floral aroma, but a hint of vegetable too. There is fruit in the aroma as well, more like a candied fruit, candied cherry, candied orange peel. There is a hint of dried spice, true (Ceylon) cinnamon and green cardamom before you break open the pod. There is cooked/invert sugar in the background. This has stronger fruit flavor than the previously tasted wine. There are no tannins, but there is acid in the mouth and alcohol warmth in the sweet finish. This is really developing nicely! Come back to this. 93-94 points. There was more spice later, and while it was still tasty, other wines stood out even more, so I settled at 93 points. Guessed to be a 1960.