For The Love Of Port

Decant: 85 hours - And finally, 85 hours after decanting, I have a 1oz pour left in the glass in front of me. As I sit here typing, I can smell the fruit from the wine. It has changed from the blackcurrants of three days ago to the smell of cooked morello cherries, very pleasant and very inviting. It is still a deep, dark red but there is a stronger hint of a rusty edge to the wine. Its still thick and full of glycerine, but no longer leaves a coating of colour on the glass after a swirl. Sticking my nose into the glass does bring out the fruit, but also some dusty hints to the fruit and much more obvious alcohol than before. Nothing like as good as the nose yesterday, on a par with some of the lesser year single quintas I've had, like the Panascal 1986. OK, not great. In the mouth the entry is of apple juice and lemon juice. The mid palate still brings lots and lots of fruit, but now it is the fruit of cherries and blueberries with a spicy, cinnamon overtone. The fruit on the aftertaste is much shorter, but the dark chocolate that comes through on the aftertaste lasts a very long time. Still a good wine and on a par with a mid range SQ.
88 points