Stanton and Killeen Vintage Port 2000

Lincoln · Post by **Lincoln** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:55 am

I drank a bottle of this over a period of about a week. Initially it was bursting from the bottle with enthusiasm of 6 year old on the Christmas bicycle, painfully primary, red leather and spices and such concentrated fruits that I just couldnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t stomach more than a glass. So back goes the cork and itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s in the fridge. After a couple of days, it had settled, with sweaty leather, sweet liquorice, cardamom, brown spices, blackcurrants, sarsaparilla, aniseed and gallano, sweet orange peel and also a savoury dryness. But for all the richness and diversity of the palate, the finish was a bit disappointing, with some bitterness and a strange greenness. A bad bottle or just too young or not up to scratch? I am not sure. 85 Points

michel · Post by **michel** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 8:41 pm

hmm - I dont know.
I think it is a style thing.

Cheyne · Post by **Cheyne** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 2:46 pm

I've always felt that the S&K ports deserve a decent period in the cellar, at least a decade. The last one i drank was the 1988 from a magnum and it was amazing, and could easily live for another 10+ years!!

Maybe the 2000 is just too young?