1985 Churchill Vintage Port

[Glenn E.]

1985 Churchill Vintage Port
Color: no note due to poor restaurant lighting.
Nose: very purple with some mild warmth and a faint, unknown richness. A very slightly tangy note might be contributing to that richness.
Palate: very smooth and very purple (possibly plums) with red raspberry overtones. I wish I'd had good light to see it, because it smells and tastes very young for a 1985. Medium sweet and a light body. Good tannins and acidity. Not as massive and robust as the F85, not as elegant and refined as the G85, not as balanced as the D85. But a lot of producers would kill just to be compared to those three.
Finish: starts out red with significant heat following. Fairly tangy also, but mellows quickly. Good length, but not nearly as long as the KL70.

Score: 92 points. This is still peaking and needs another 10 years. It's going to get nicer with more time.