Cockburn's Late Bottled Vintage Port 1984 Portugal

Cockburn's Late Bottled Vintage Port 1984 Portugal1984 was not declared as a vintage so much of the wine produced was used for blends with a few single quinta wines and late bottle vintage ports, like this one. As a result they are quite rare to find these days. Typical blend, Touriga Nacional, Tinta Barroca, Touriga Franca, Tinto Cao, Tinta Roriz. 75cl bottle. Abv 20% Bottle condition, capsule good, label good, wine level in neck. Comes with its original wooden box Tasting Note 06 11 2017 90 Points

Malvasia Nera

and again with that charcoal grill/meaty note

Originally established in 1885 by John Bean

new wax capsule

but with a couple of decades of time on its hands

good length

but the cork is solid

A Botrytis

Still not a great vintage

Owned by the Brunier family this well known Chateauneuf goes from strength to strength

Managed by the Droig family after Jean retired in 1994

but still a bit past prime