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1985 Dow Vintage Port
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 2:11 pm
by Edward J
Capsule was slightly oxidized and there appeared to be past minor seepage on a cork that was less than 15% saturated and had heavy sediment. It removed in one piece. Upon decant it appeared "advanced" more tawny than what I was expecting. We had a glass after 4 hours and the level of VA was beyond what I could tolerate. The finish was finished and oxidized. Not a happy Thanksgiving showing. N/R
Re: 1985 Dow Vintage Port
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 2:17 pm
by Bradley Bogdan
Bummer, that's one of my top '85s
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Re: 1985 Dow Vintage Port
Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 3:01 pm
by Andy Velebil
That is a bummer. While this is slowly getting near maturity it should not have VA or be oxidized. Bad bottle for sure.
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Re: 1985 Dow Vintage Port
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 11:47 am
by Edward J
Andy Velebil wrote:That is a bummer. While this is slowly getting near maturity it should not have VA or be oxidized. Bad bottle for sure.
I hope so, as I have 7 more , I'll most likely open another sooner rather than later. While it was a bummer, it wasn't the only wine of the evening so things were not spoiled in the least.
Re: 1985 Dow Vintage Port
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2015 12:13 pm
by Moses Botbol
One of Dow's drier vintages and normally one of the best of the vintage.