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Bought via BFW in 2018 & stored in my Eurocave until 2020 at which point it was transferred to Nickolls & Perks temperature controlled storage until May 23 & now in my Eurocave. It is not possible to get an image of the fill level however, I can just see its into the neck. See notes below
100/100, Falstaff, Tasted February 2016,
Deep, almost opaque purple in colour. Intense black berry fruit, underpinned with a peppery savouriness. Dark cherries along side hints of liquorice. Dense and taut on the palate, classic in style with a perfect texture and fine with massive tannins Hints of blackberries and cherries develop. A great wine of unheard of length, now beginning to reach it s initial drinking maturity but with many decades ahead of it. 97/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider- Tasted September 2015.nI do not drink much Port. Frankly, unless a Port is 40 or 50 years of age, in most cases, its too young for me to enjoy. On the one hand, this was no exception. On the other hand, I get the quality. For tasters willing to wait 25 more years, they will reap the reward of an incredible wine. This is still inky, black in colour. The wine is dense, giving you the choice of eating it, or drinking it. It was amazingly sweet, yet not cloying. There was a beautiful purity of black, dark red and blue fruits with raisins and chocolate that would be hard not to miss. The wine paints your teeth, gums and palate black purple. But it remains almost unformed at this youthful stage. Your mileage might vary... 97 points. More-
100/100, Robert Parker- The Wine Advocate, Tasted February 1995, when to drink, 1995-2045.
96/100, Wine Spectator.