1963 Warre Vintage Port

[Todd Pettinger]

Warre Vintage Port [1963]
Having had so few real aged VPs before, this was a special treat. Sean C. supplied this bottle and what a bottle it was.

Light ruby with hints of brown towards the edges, this was a beautiful old Port. A touch of spirit on the nose after a couple of hours blew off after 3½ or 4 hours. The fruit was soft and muted and I detected notes of caramel, strawberry and currants.

A bit of caramel and brown sugar present on the palate. Earlier in the night there was a slight vegetal note in the back of the palate, but this did not detract too much from the wine. There was a touch of alcohol present to go along with a thin acidity. A bit of tartness showed in the back palate, but over all this was a well-integrated port that pulled it all together after 3 hours of decanter time and was nicely balanced. The mouth-feel was a bit thin compared to a couple other bottles we had that night but overall a solid, well-structured VP that was a treat with a 17 second finish.

IIRC Sean C and Moses had similar ratings to mine. I scored it at
93 pts