1994 Vintage Downgraded by Richard Mayson on Decanter's Guide to Vintages?
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 3:02 pm
Hello fellow Port aficionados!
First of all, I love Richard Mayson's work, and his indispensable Port and the Douro (released in late 2018) is one of my favorite books on Port. However, I recently noticed that, although Mr. Mayson rated the 1994 vintage 5 of 5 stars in the 2018 edition of his book, he downgraded it to 4.5 of 5 stars for the most recent update on the Decanter website (which was October 2019). As a huge fan of the 1994 vintage and with so much acclaim (I could not find any evidence of any other Port expert having downgraded the vintage, including our very own Mr. Hersh, I was a bit shocked by this!)
Here is a link to the Decanter guide:
https://www.decanter.com/learn/vintage ... de-380297/
Any thoughts and insights?
Cheers to all as we prepare for the Vintage Port season1
First of all, I love Richard Mayson's work, and his indispensable Port and the Douro (released in late 2018) is one of my favorite books on Port. However, I recently noticed that, although Mr. Mayson rated the 1994 vintage 5 of 5 stars in the 2018 edition of his book, he downgraded it to 4.5 of 5 stars for the most recent update on the Decanter website (which was October 2019). As a huge fan of the 1994 vintage and with so much acclaim (I could not find any evidence of any other Port expert having downgraded the vintage, including our very own Mr. Hersh, I was a bit shocked by this!)
Here is a link to the Decanter guide:
https://www.decanter.com/learn/vintage ... de-380297/
Any thoughts and insights?
Cheers to all as we prepare for the Vintage Port season1