DOW
1985
| Origin | Portugal, Port |
| District | Vintage Port |
| ABV | 20% |
The 1985 Dow’s Vintage Port has a gorgeous, very pure bouquet with mulberry, leather, terracotta tiles on a warm day, and hints of clove all beautifully defined. The palate is very well balanced with supple tannin, lightly spiced on the entry, touches of liquorice and black pepper, curry powder and ginger with a very harmonious and long finish. This may well be the pick of the 1985 declarations and appears to have edged past the Taylor Fladgate 1985 in recent years. Tasted at the Big Fortified Tasting in London. Drinking range: 2018 - 2040 Rating: 93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jun 2018)
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Big and sweet and mouthfilling. Lots of dried spice character. Floral fragrance. Drier than Graham's 1985. Complete and well balanced. Masses of liquorice and subtlety. Drinking range: 2010 - 2035 Rating: 17.5 Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Mar 2017)
There are lots of black fruits on the nose with the richness of black plum underpinned by the slightly firmer black cherry. The mid palate is full of rich fruit supple and fleshy but behind all of the richness there is some freshness lifting the flavours and giving a slightly drier racier feel on the finish. 2011-2026 Rating: 93 Derek Smedley MW, www.dereksmedleymw.co.uk (Dec 2013)
A fine, classic Dow nose with notes of cloves, raisin and a touch of fig. Not incredibly complex but refined and inviting. The palate is sweet and fleshy, again cloves, red-berried fruit, a touch of spice and dates towards the finish. Moderate weight, certainly not and imposing, alcoholic Dow, but refined with great elegance and refinement. Drink now-2035 Tasted September 2007. Rating: 92 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Oct 2013)
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