NV 40 Year Old Tawny Port
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Cask sample. Browny red. Real bite. Bitters. Bourbon-like. Stunning. Roasted pecans and chestnuts line the palate with a dense-shadow horizon of tannin and savoury broad brush strokes. Sweetness lifts above the horizon in the deep-orange sweetness, the glow of winter sunrise: koeksisters; maple syrup; orange marmalade. Toasty and roasted. Lots of oak. Firm lines. Cuboid. Dates and salt and oranges. The sound of a cello in a huge, empty hall. (TC)
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Tamlyn Currin, jancisrobinson.com
Mark Squires
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The NV 40 Year Old Tawny Port was bottled in 2016 with a bar top cork and 145 grams per liter of residual sugar. This adds a bit more brandy as a nuance on the finish to the 30, reviewed this issue, but it still seems much like the 30 Year Old, surprisingly fresh and easy, beautifully balanced and on the lighter side in terms of mid-palate concentration. It is a lovely tawny on its own terms--I'm just not sure it delivers enough of an uptick to justify the price spike from the 30 (or, perhaps even the 20). On its own, though, it won't disappoint. The price references a 750 milliliter bottle.