it is more reminiscent of a Right Bank Bordeaux than one expects with this much Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend
The current release is 65% 2007 and 35% reserve wines from a solera cuvee that contains 15 vintages
the 2008 possesses remarkable finesse and fabulous overall balance
This house tends to produce quite full-bodied
sweet tannin and an already gorgeous mouthfeel make it a wine to drink now as well as over the next 25 or more years
Cockburn Vintage Port - 1983 (750ml) Vermouth it is more reminiscent ofThis house tends to produce quite full bodied, rich, alcoholic, spirited vintage ports that never have a great deal of complexity or finesse but offer meaty, chocolaty, spicy, full bodied, alcoholic flavors at the expense of elegance. The 1985 was placed in a tasting where I also inserted the 1983 Cockburn as a ringer. I was surprised to find out, upon revealing the wines, that the massive blockbuster of the tasting was the 1983, and the soft,