Cockburn, Vintage Port, 1983
Not many wines let you drink 1983. Vintage Port is only declared in years the houses believe are worth the gamble, and 1983 was one of them. Cockburn built its reputation on Douro fruit with backbone, and after four decades in bottle a wine like this has traded youthful power for something far more interesting — dried fruit, spice, wood smoke and a long, sweet-savory fade. This bottle comes from a private collection, so it has been properly kept. Stand it upright for a day, decant it carefully off its sediment, and then don't rush: a mature Vintage Port will keep unfolding in the glass all evening. Fortified, sweet, and completely in its element.
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Not many wines let you drink 1983. Vintage Port is only declared in years the houses believe are worth the gamble, and 1983 was one of them. Cockburn built its reputation on Douro fruit with backbone, and after four decades in bottle a wine like this has traded youthful power for something far more interesting — dried fruit, spice, wood smoke and a long, sweet-savory fade. This bottle comes from a private collection, so it has been properly kept. Stand it upright for a day, decant it carefully off its sediment, and then don't rush: a mature Vintage Port will keep unfolding in the glass all evening. Fortified, sweet, and completely in its element.
