1980 Gould Campbell Vintage Port
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 1:01 pm
"Best of the '80s" FTLOP Vintage Port Retrospective
Holiday Inn Issaquah
1/29/2011
1980 Gould Campbell Vintage Port
served blind
Color: Dark, between red and purple.
Nose: Musty, hot.
Palate: Tannic and powerful. Moderate body and sweetness. Decent acidity. Fruits very vague and not very strong.
Finish: Tannins, heat, and some latent fruit.
Score: 88 points. By all accounts, this bottle was corked. I thought I might be able to smell it, but still couldn't taste it. However I've noticed that when others say a bottle is corked that I generally find the fruits to be weak and vague, and that held true in this case as well.
Holiday Inn Issaquah
1/29/2011
1980 Gould Campbell Vintage Port
served blind
Color: Dark, between red and purple.
Nose: Musty, hot.
Palate: Tannic and powerful. Moderate body and sweetness. Decent acidity. Fruits very vague and not very strong.
Finish: Tannins, heat, and some latent fruit.
Score: 88 points. By all accounts, this bottle was corked. I thought I might be able to smell it, but still couldn't taste it. However I've noticed that when others say a bottle is corked that I generally find the fruits to be weak and vague, and that held true in this case as well.