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TN Warre's Vintage Port 1970

The Warre's Vintage Port 1970 Has been properly stored in the same place since shortly after release. There were no cork or other issus, and to my surprise I was able to pull the cork in one piece.

This is a top quality port at the peak of maturity and likely will last well for several more years. The color is still deep, but now showing some age around the rim. It is a rather sweet wine that is very well balanced, is quite rich, and has plenty of complex fruit and mixed spice character. There are no doubt better ports, but I can find nothing to complain about with this one.

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Hey, it's good to see you posting again! -- Hope that you're feeling better --

Mike p

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Warres has not had as high a reputation as some other ports, but about

10 years ago some critics rated the 1970 as one of the better wines of the vintage. As I mentioned, the bottle I tasted had been properly stored in one place since release. As the wine was fully mature and beginning to show some age around the rim, a bottle not so well stored could be a bit long-in-tooth by now. I remember the case of a person who bought a bottle of 1961 Ch. Latour a decade or so ago that turned out t be far past the peak. I am very unlikely to buy a wine this old from a store unless they can provide evidence of proper storage since release.

We've recently had 1970 Warre and it was excellent. The pistachios were on sale this week for $2.99/lb. The Stilton has become quite expensive. That comes to mind everytime the subject of port does in our home.

Ed

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