| MW Wines Special Tasting - Seppelt 100 Year Old Para Liqueur Port (17/11/04) - dark brown, black coffee-like with a tight rim, and thivk and viscous, coating the inside of the class with a thickish coffee-brown film. Nose: complex - plum pudding, dried fruits, chocolate and so much more. On the palate: Just when you thought things couldn't get more powerful, intense, complex and smooth (after tasting the superb 1924), along comes this huge block buster of wine that fills up your mouth, coats everything with la uscious, juicy, silky smooth layer that leaves a trail of destruction as it slides down your throat effortlessly. All I can say is WOW! Even now, as I sit down to type these notes in, my mouth waters at the recalled experience of the super-concentrated flavours, the long, lingering, acidy finish and the lovely texture of the wine. Oh, not to mention that the 1904 vintage is the current release - yup, it has graduated as a 100 year old tawny port (unlike its other younger brethren, who are all still developing under the tutelage of Father Time). |
