2015 Graham LBV
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The 2015 Late Bottled Vintage Port is a field blend bottled in 2021 with a bar-top cork and 110 grams per liter of residual sugar. This has all of those Graham's trademarks, including a bit of extra sugar at the end. It's not as powerful as the Symington Cockburn's was on opening, but at the end of the tasting, this actually showed more power. It is also far more elegant and suave, with a big aromatic hit of eucalyptus that makes it invigorating too. Then it is typically Graham's—meaning sweet and delicious. This is nuanced and very fine, an LBV with a bit of a distinction and a lot of everything. It should hold throughout the decade, probably more, but that's not really the point here.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Mark Squires
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Quite a reduction on this smartly packaged bottle with a stopper cork. Back label suggests there is no need to decant but that an opened bottle should be finished within four to six weeks – surely you can do that? Very deep purplish crimson. Aromatic. Quite a juicy, firm spine to this wine which is actually not that sweet. I'd suggest this is a cheese rather than a pudding port. Great with Stichelton, surely? There is no hurry whatsoever to drink this; you could even keep it, unopened, until Christmas 2021. Tannins are still in evidence. VGV (JR)