Warres (750ML)
From Oporto
| Vintage: | 1977 |
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| Description: | 98 De / 94 JS / 93 Ws / 92 Wa / 18+ Jr. There is such cleanliness to the flavours and such freshness in the aromas that it's hard to recognise this as being 50-year-old Port. The wafts of rose petals and star anise are enticing, while the integrated components are seamless and there's significant power driving though an unusually long, unwavering palate line. With 1977 revered as one of the great Port vintages, this definitely lives up to its esteemed reputation. April/2024--David Sly. Decanter. The Warre was beautiful now. It showed lots of dried fruits and Christmas cake character on the nose and palate. Medium sweet. It was full-bodied with loads of flavor and an intensely flavorful finish. It was perfect to drink.-James Suckling. Deep garnet. Very pretty plum and berry aromas, with hints of honey and toffee. Turns to custard. Full-bodied, sweet and fresh. Firm tannins, with elegance and balance. Will age for a long time, but ready. Generous, but subtle. '77/'85/'97 blind Port retrospective. Drink now.-Wine Spectator. This house makes rather restrained yet rich, flavorful vintage port and a very good tawny called Nimrod. Their vintage ports seem slow to develop, and while they never quite have the voluptuous richness of a Dow, Graham, or Fonseca, they have a unique mineral-scented character that gives them their own complexity and style. The 1977 is quite powerful, very deep and intense, particularly for Warre.-Robert M. Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate. Mid tawny-brick. Brooding, smoky, spicy nose – almost like it's in a backward phase – with layers of savoury depth emerging. Not full bodied, but full flavoured. Lots of intensity, but again, I don't think this is giving everything yet. Still a fair weight of tannins as well. It's at a muscular, somewhat unforgiving stage right now, but I think this will go somewhere interesting. I won't be broaching my magnum anytime soon! Tasted September 2020 Drink 2025-2045 -Tim Jackson MW, Jancis Robinson |
| Price: | $ 147.89 |
| Price in original currency: | None |
Available from Grand Vin Wine Merchants
| Address: |
1003 4th Avenue East Olympia, WA 98506 United States |
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| Telephone (regular): | 360-350-4896 |
First added to 1000 Corks on November 8, 2016.
