TN: Barbeito Verdelho 1926

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John Vachon
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TN: Barbeito Verdelho 1926

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Nose: mild

Body: full

Taste: aged light tar

Aftertaste: very full

18/20

P.S. one of my favorite V's

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John Vachon
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Re: TN: Barbeito Verdelho 1926

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Tried 7/16/12 TN:

Nose: odd quite a bit off

Body: light to medium

Taste: odd-not normal

Aftertaste: small

13+/20

This has not held up as well as in the past.

*dumped the rest of the btl.
Steve Pollack
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Re: TN: Barbeito Verdelho 1926

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I wonder if the bottle was corked, as it is extremely unusual for any Madeira to fall apart in that relatively short amount of time. [shrug.gif]
John Vachon
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Re: TN: Barbeito Verdelho 1926

Post by John Vachon »

Steve:

Same bottle that was open in April it was great then.
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