For The Love Of Port

Decanted 3 hours ago. Darker than I thought it was going to be. Medium ruby color with very slight bricking of the rim. Cedar nose with dark cherries... then smoke and a hint of caramel. Very inviting! Great nose! Entry is very fruity and then spreads out to fill every crevice of the mouth. The glycerine in this Port is unbelieveable! Cherries, Coffee, and strawberries... with just a hint of casis. Mostly red fruits. Good acid kicks in to lighten it up. Obviously Graham's -- it's got the classic sweet and sour finish going on. The finish is medium bodied and is very fine. This Port doesn't assault you but lures you in. This reminds me of a younger version of the 1955 Graham's. It's still a bit young and the alcohol is peeking through on the finish. Nothing that a little more decant time won't take care of. Outstanding port! 95 points.

I had this yesterday and your TN is right on the money. Good juice and after having Fonseca, Dow and Taylor all from 1970 too ... it was fun to try the Graham's again. I agree that it shows quite a bit of heat and would otherwise receive another point or two.

I would disagree with the heat on this last bottle we had the other week. I can be sensitive at times to too much heat and the last bottle of this we had on the Harvest Trip didn't show that. Maybe it was the longer decant that it had in relation to other bottles of it I've had. Or maybe its finally started to fully pull together.

We had Graham 70, Warre 70, and Croft 63 on Saturday and did not think the Grahams was hot at all. That "honor" goes to the Croft as expected.