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Bin Ends Wine Tasting Club Tasting 29/10/03 - Styles of Port

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Wine	Price*	Stockists	Comments
Graham's 10 Year Old Tawny	£16.99	Oddbins	Orange peel, linctus, dried fruits and walnuts.[CP] Best of the bunch - nuts, dried fruit[TW]
Dow's Midnight	£8.99	Sainsbury, Asda, Safeway, Wine Rack	Pleasant label but disappointing taste likened to Cherry Brandy [TW]
Dow's Crusted 1998	£12.99	Sainsburys, Tesco, Waitrose	Juicy sweet blackberry and liquorice fruit, rich texture, evolving to dark chocolate. [CP] One glass experience, but would do better with cheese[TW]
Warre's 1992 LBV (Bottled 1996)	£14.99	Sainsbury, Tesco, Safeway, Waitrose, Wine Rack, Oddbins	Two glass experience, again crying out for some cheese to work with [TW}
Graham's Malvedos 1995	£22.00	Sainsbury, Tesco, Wine Rack, Oddbins	Raw power, juicy black fruits, spice, dark chocolate and liquorice. Still young and some way from maturity. [CP] Much more complex than the others - not yet the full blown thing but also not simply an alcohol hit. [TW]

* I'm assuming that the price is that from the first listed stockist - others may vary

Clive's Star Recommendation:
Niepoort Colheita 1990 (£13.95 per half bt, House of Fraser) Orange peel, bitter marmalade, spice, linctus, dried fruits, nuts, with toffee and chocolate. Amazing, fabulous, complex. 20/20.