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LOT 314

Lot 314

DOW VINTAGE PORT 1994 (2) WA 96
DOW VINTAGE PORT 2007 (1) WA 94

DOW VINTAGE PORT 1994 (2) WA 96
DOW VINTAGE PORT 2007 (1) WA 94
Lot 314 Details
DOW VINTAGE PORT 1994 (2)

Douro, Portugal.
2 x scraped labels.

The 1994 Vintage Port is set for re-release. It has about 92 grams per liter of residual sugar. It's a beauty, with all that Dow power and structure that I've loved over the years--even after some hours of decanting. Intensely concentrated in flavor, without being jammy, this lingers on the gripping finish after starting with a touch of mint. Serious and brooding, it is not yet as complex and as developed as it could be--but this is Port and that will come in time. Be patient. In the meanwhile, if you must crack this now, give it a few hours in a decanter, to state the obvious. This is a terrific Dow's VP that is still growing and improving. It is still about its potential in some ways and it may well exceed expectations. It will certainly acquire even more complexity with more cellaring. Personally, I would try to give it at least another decade in the cellar. October 2016. Drink: 2020-2060 WA 96

DOW VINTAGE PORT 2007 (1)

Douro, Portugal.
1 x scraped label.

The 2007 Dow’s Vintage Port is one of the stars of the vintage. A glass-coating opaque purple color, it offers up an already complex bouquet of mineral, pencil lead, licorice, spice box, and assorted black fruits. On the palate it is quite massive, slightly dry in the house style, and packed with fruit. It has the structure to be one of the long distance runners of the vintage taking as much as 20 years to reach its peak and drinking well through 2050. February 2010 WA 94

3 bts.    per lot $300 - $500

Realised: $420
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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