1994 Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 6:54 pm
Smith Woodhouse 1994 1½ hours decanter time.
Deep red, full of extract although slightly lighter in colour than the Vesuvio '96 shown at the same tasting. Lovely nose of primary fruit, of blackcurrants. Sweet entry, but then very tannic - a surge that puckers out the cheeks. The tannins give way to a beautiful and elegant, light bodied wine that is just full of cherry juice and kir. Long, long aftertaste that is just enourmous and complex, full of fruit and chocolate mousse. A much better showing than the bottle I had in April this year. 94/100
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Deep red, full of extract although slightly lighter in colour than the Vesuvio '96 shown at the same tasting. Lovely nose of primary fruit, of blackcurrants. Sweet entry, but then very tannic - a surge that puckers out the cheeks. The tannins give way to a beautiful and elegant, light bodied wine that is just full of cherry juice and kir. Long, long aftertaste that is just enourmous and complex, full of fruit and chocolate mousse. A much better showing than the bottle I had in April this year. 94/100
This tasting note is one of several related tasting notes. Click [here] to see the original note in context.