This page provides an overview of my notes on the Sandeman 1982 Vintage Port. Apologies if the notes are brief (or non-existent); they are mainly recorded for my benefit with public distribution being a secondary priority!
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Notes: A touch lighter than the 1980. Similar to the 1970 in colour. Hot stewed fruit on the nose. In the mouth, some subtle mint, fruit and sugar. Fine.
Tasted at: TPF Sandeman Tasting
Date: 13th May 2011
Rated*: P+
Notes: Quite nice but not as good as other bottles of the same I’ve tried. Perhaps something was wrong.
Tasted at: 1982 tasting
Date: 21st June 2010
Rated*: P
No notes recorded.
Tasted at: TCP wine-list
No rating.
My rating system attempts to answer the question “is this a good Port?” one of three ways: N—No; P—Possibly; or C—Certainly. Ports generally are weighted slightly by their category. Therefore, a Ruby Port might receive a C rating for Certainly good which it might not were it to be a Vintage Port. I sometimes modify my rating with a plus or minus indicating that the Port is better or worse than might be expected for this category.
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