18 days into the month and I finally got round to opening a bottle. This was a Dow's Crusted, bottled in 2000.
Deep red in colour with a youthful purple edge. Quite tough to decant due to the fine sediment in the bottle.
Not much on the nose, a touch of sweet black fruits and a hint of vanilla. Lovely sweet entry with a nice balance of acidity. Lots of blackcurrants and ice cream. Some minty complexity with lots of layers of fruit coming through.
Suprisingly long aftertaste of fruit pastilles and chocolate. 88/100.
Overall I thought this a pleasant wine that held its own against LBV's from the same price bracket (I paid £13 / $24 / E18). One day I'll try and find a crusted port with 15 years of bottle age and see how that tastes.
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2000 Dow Crusted Port
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