1985 Martinez Vintage Port
Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2015 12:22 pm
From day 1 of the 1985 horizontal, 24-25 Jan 2015, Holiday Inn Issaquah. All Ports were tasted blind. Unless otherwise noted, Ports were decanted for ~4 hours the morning of the tasting. The ones that I decanted received ~8 hours of decant overnight and were then stoppered for another ~6 hours until the tasting.
1985 Martinez Vintage Port
Color: Medium red. About as "neutral" of a Port color as you can get, with no real hues or overtones of note.
Nose: Sweetly fruity. Possibly some yeast? Not particularly notable.
Palate: Rich secondary fruits. Nice tannins - present but soft and almost silky. Rich flavor, but not terribly notable. At or past peak, but pleasant to drink.
Score: 85 points. A good to very good Port, but not one to seek out and buy. Drink up if you have any, as there's really no room for improvement here.
1985 Martinez Vintage Port
Color: Medium red. About as "neutral" of a Port color as you can get, with no real hues or overtones of note.
Nose: Sweetly fruity. Possibly some yeast? Not particularly notable.
Palate: Rich secondary fruits. Nice tannins - present but soft and almost silky. Rich flavor, but not terribly notable. At or past peak, but pleasant to drink.
Score: 85 points. A good to very good Port, but not one to seek out and buy. Drink up if you have any, as there's really no room for improvement here.