Decanted about 4 hours, and served by the glass by a pub in rural Sussex.
Deep ruby red with colour holding into the rim. No purple, no browning.
On the nose a smell of overwhelming blackcurrants, hints of herbiness, wood ashes and alcohol.
Harsh, acidic and unbalanced entry. Bitter impact. Midpalate develops fruity tones with buttery flavours. Lots of acid, little obvious tannins. Still bitter and slightly harsh.
Bitterness dominates the length, which slowly fades into a bitter chocolate taste. Drying and slightly unpleasant even if it is a long finish.
Overall, I would say that this is clearly not a wine to drink now but might improve. Open again in 3-5 years time. 82/100
1994 Sandeman Vintage Port
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I would be interested to see how this performed the next day Alex!
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I tried it the following morning, say about 12 hours after decanting, but it was not significantly better.
Since this was bought by the glass, I did not get the chance to do my usual trick of following the wine over a 3-4 day period of evolution. (But I do know that the decanting times are accurate as the bartender and I were gossiping about port as he was decanting the wine.)
There are many other '94s that I would recommend over this one.
Alex
Since this was bought by the glass, I did not get the chance to do my usual trick of following the wine over a 3-4 day period of evolution. (But I do know that the decanting times are accurate as the bartender and I were gossiping about port as he was decanting the wine.)
There are many other '94s that I would recommend over this one.
Alex