OK, I'm joining the fray with a curious bottle. I decanted it a few minutes ago, there was a modest smudge of sediment.
Dalva has never been a top league brand, but this bottle was filled in 1976 - so it's had 20 years or so in wood, and a further 30 in glass!
And the bottle was a present, which makes it even sweeter!
- So I'm tackling the juice of the fifties here....
First off and very prominant is one flavour. Fudge.
In fact , this is so dominant that there's really not a lot else to say, - on the nose, palate and finish this is liquid fudge - smooth, civilised and very quaffable.
It is just a little more aggressive than one expects from a 20yr, but overall this is a grand bottle to indulge..
.. I won't be 'doing a Derek', but it won't last long..!
Tom
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20 Year Old Tawny Port by Dalva
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