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1985 Graham Vintage

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    Vintage Year:1985
    House:Graham
    Magazine Score:96 points
    User Rating:70 points

Magazine Reviews

    Score:96 points
    Review:What more could one want in a young vintage Port? It has great elegance and great power. Brilliant deep ruby-purple, with boysenberry and licorice aromas, full-bodied, very fleshy, with a firm backbone of tannins.
    Source:Wine Spectator on Jan 6, 1990
    Poster:Roy Pereira on Jan 9, 2001

User Tasting Notes

    Score:85 points
    Notes:I opened one in 1987-88, can't remember which, and it was an absolute fruit bomb..reminded me of grape jelly it was so grapey! It really got me hooked on port. However, opened another bottle in 2000 and it seemed to be going through a "dumb" stage...all alcohol and no fruit. I hope this is just the maturation process and that the fruitiness will return in later years cause I have about 10 more bottles.
    Poster:Greg Plaster on Jan 14, 2002
    Score:95 points
    Notes:I tend to agree. This is one of my favorites. Still have most of my second case left. Great wine to introduce new comers to port.
    Poster:Fred Smith on Dec 16, 2001
    Score:95 points
    Notes:My wife and I opened a bottle of this a few months ago. Delicious!!!!
    Poster:paul Yochim on Jun 2, 2001
    Score:95 points
    Notes:A huge amount of pepper plus jam plus tannins. Very long and good alcohol content. Could have aged longer, but a great drink right now. Very, very enjoyable.
    Poster:Roy Pereira on May 19, 2001
    Notes:I've had two of these over the span of a few years. Both were quite good.
    Poster:Roy Pereira on Mar 6, 2001

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good year for Graham's

    I've had two of these over the span of a few years. Both were quite good.Posted on Mar 6, 2001
    By Roy Pereira
    I opened one in 1987-88, can't remember which, and it was an absolute fruit bomb..reminded me of grape jelly it was so grapey! It really got me hooked on port. However, opened another bottle in 2000 and it seemed to be going through a "dumb" stage...all alcohol and no fruit. I hope this is just the maturation process and that the fruitiness will return in later years cause I have about 10 more bottles.Posted on Jan 14, 2002
    By Greg Plaster

PEPPER!!

    A huge amount of pepper plus jam plus tannins. Very long and good alcohol content. Could have aged longer, but a great drink right now. Very, very enjoyable.Posted on May 19, 2001
    By Roy Pereira
    My wife and I opened a bottle of this a few months ago. Delicious!!!!Posted on Jun 2, 2001
    By paul Yochim
    I tend to agree. This is one of my favorites. Still have most of my second case left. Great wine to introduce new comers to port.Posted on Dec 16, 2001
    By Fred Smith