For The Love Of Port

Undated. This was an undated wine, presumed to be the famous 1862. At the San Francisco tasting, a bit of bottle stink made it difficult for me to access. Here in New York, this wine presented itself brilliantly and ended up being among my top three wines of the night – amidst very tough competition! Intense and rich, with flavors of crème brulee, orange zest and tea leaves. Mouth puckering (in a good way), with that classic, racy, nutty, Terrentez bitterness. Superb body and a lengthy reverberating finish. The fact that this wine was tasted after the sweeter 1808 Leacock Solera – yet still out performed it – speaks volumes about its quality. Superb! (97 points)

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