1983 Graham's Vintage Port:
Decanted from 750ml, full driven cork that had some mold on top of it, under the plastic sheath. Cork was discolored about 80% of the way from bottom to top. No sign of leakage.
Decanted at 5:15p: No time to take a taste, on the way out for the evening.
+ 5 hours: Solid deep ruby color in the glass. No significant change of color at the rim, only fading to a very slight pink. Fat full legs on the glass after swirling. Aroma reveals cherries and fresh dark fruits, with some mild heat. On the palate, cherry and blueberry fruit is very up front. This wine is very juicy, with some spice accents mixed in with the fruit. In the mouth this is somewhat sweet, and very full-bodied. At mid-palate, some heat starts to build, leading into a medium long finish that seems a bit hotter than I expected. Some decent tannins in the finish as well, but they are pretty soft.
+27 hours: I have a nasty cold, so didn't taste much. Guess I can't really blame the port for that....
More to come on this one as I spend more time with it....
Rich
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