Dow's 1994 Vintage Port
Very deep ruby colour with fruit and spice on the nose. This was quite dry in character so spiciness was to the fore with just a hint of fruit. Personally not my favourite style of vintage port but that is subjective.
This was described as a "Library Release" meaning that it had been aged by the producer with great care and recorking as necessary. Having had some duff bottles of vintage port over the years I can see buying one of these means you're more likely to get something as the producer intended it to be compared with buying a bottle that has been goodness knows where. I do have some bottles of vintage port laid down that I bought soon after their release so I know where they have been. I also notice that the price per bottle doesn't change a lot over the years so, if I exhaust my stocks, I'll be looking for Library Releases for my current drinking.
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