10 Year Old Tawny Port by Warre's Otima
Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:03 pm
Warre's Otima 10 Year Tawny
The last time I had this bottle, I distinctly remember not thinking the world of it. I believed it was (for my taste) a bit to astringent with the alcohol with perhaps a tad too much acidity.
This bottle has been showing better. Popped 3 days ago, I have been sipping this tawny at cellar-temperature over the past few nights, but decided to send it head-to-head against it's older brother, the Otima 20 YOT. The 10 year shows a bit more of a ruby colour towards the middle with definitive orange tawny notes, fading to light brown at the edges. Thick, slow-running tears run down the side of the glass when swirled.
The nose is still a tad astringent for my taste, with a brown-sugar sweetness. The palate is pleasing though, a touch of citrus, some light caramel notes and a follow-through that lasts a decent amount of time. Warming brought out the alcohol, which I was not so fond of, but this Otima 10 seems to have convinced me it is a worthy companion to a good book or a good surf thru FTLOP.
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The last time I had this bottle, I distinctly remember not thinking the world of it. I believed it was (for my taste) a bit to astringent with the alcohol with perhaps a tad too much acidity.
This bottle has been showing better. Popped 3 days ago, I have been sipping this tawny at cellar-temperature over the past few nights, but decided to send it head-to-head against it's older brother, the Otima 20 YOT. The 10 year shows a bit more of a ruby colour towards the middle with definitive orange tawny notes, fading to light brown at the edges. Thick, slow-running tears run down the side of the glass when swirled.
The nose is still a tad astringent for my taste, with a brown-sugar sweetness. The palate is pleasing though, a touch of citrus, some light caramel notes and a follow-through that lasts a decent amount of time. Warming brought out the alcohol, which I was not so fond of, but this Otima 10 seems to have convinced me it is a worthy companion to a good book or a good surf thru FTLOP.
This tasting note is one of several related tasting notes. Click [here] to see the original note in context.