1970 Ramos Pinto Vintage Port

[Al B.]

Decant: 36 hours - Opened 3 April 2011 and decanted for about 36 hours before being tasted. Slightly cloudy appearance, deep orange in colour, opacity difficult to determine because of the cloudiness. Very closed and flat on the nose, a little musty if anything. Perhaps a spoiled bottle? Flat and hollow entry showing little on the palate other than some light sugar. A bit of treacle on the finish, some warmth and grassiness that lasts well. Overall, this shows as a weak and tired wine – but I suspect that this is not a typical bottle. Perhaps this could be a light damaged '63 from a second tier producer, such as Royal Oporto? 76/100. 76 points