1977 Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 10:30 am
Finally posting my notes from 2-19-12:
Smith-Woodhouse 1977
Decant: 8 hours
Cork was starting to look marginal, but came out in one piece. It was decidedly soft and about 90% soaked through. Tons of sediment. This wine was still very burly after 8 hours of decant, but had a lot of fruit and bramble notes to it, as well as very good balance.
Decant: 16 Hours
Still awfully burly, but starting to loosen up some, giving the same profile of fruit and bramble, but with a smoother structure
Decant: 30 Hours
Finally singing, this wine has plenty of fruit and perfume, but retains that brambly/underbrush component to keep things from simply being fruity. Delicious stuff and at a great place, after the ~day decant.
Smith-Woodhouse 1977
Decant: 8 hours
Cork was starting to look marginal, but came out in one piece. It was decidedly soft and about 90% soaked through. Tons of sediment. This wine was still very burly after 8 hours of decant, but had a lot of fruit and bramble notes to it, as well as very good balance.
Decant: 16 Hours
Still awfully burly, but starting to loosen up some, giving the same profile of fruit and bramble, but with a smoother structure
Decant: 30 Hours
Finally singing, this wine has plenty of fruit and perfume, but retains that brambly/underbrush component to keep things from simply being fruity. Delicious stuff and at a great place, after the ~day decant.
