Grahams 1996 Porto Malvedos (Douro) Still sticky-fruited and jellified, all blue/purple/black berry syrup and slippery sweetness. What structure there is has been forcefully relegated to the background. Easy-drinking, and as it airs some hints of a graphite-textured tannin finally emerge from some remote refuge. Needs more time, but on the other hand quite drinkable now. (12/09)
Dow 1990 Porto Quinta do Bomfim (Douro) Red cherry, black pepper, and spicesweet, rich, and full-bodied, but balanced. I think. Theres a minor bit of developmental appeal now, but Id let this one hang around a fair while longer. (12/09)
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society 53.130 9 Year (Scotland) A little fiery, a little thin aromatically, but the palate broadens and crescendos towards a peppery finish. (12/09)
Dow 1990 Porto Quinta do Bomfim (Douro) Red cherry, black pepper, and spicesweet, rich, and full-bodied, but balanced. I think. Theres a minor bit of developmental appeal now, but Id let this one hang around a fair while longer. (12/09)
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society 53.130 9 Year (Scotland) A little fiery, a little thin aromatically, but the palate broadens and crescendos towards a peppery finish. (12/09)