TN: Seppelts GR54 Vintage Fortified 1999
Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2020 12:40 am
Still quite dark / red in the glass - I was expecting the start of an olive rim. This is not port in the tawny style - it is not overtly sweet, there's spices on the nose, along with coffee and salted caramel. Alcohol is 19.5% but is not obvious on the nose.
The palate is full and has some sweetness. There's some of the characters that you would expect from an Australian port, like Christmas cake and raisins - but these are almost in the background behind an almost sherry-like flavour. There's some glycerol, but again, not as much as you would get from a tawny. Coffee grounds are featuring here, along with black olives. However, at the end of the day (wine), there's sweetness - and considerable length.
I'm not sure that this note is doing the wine justice. The half-bottle will definitely disappear over 2 nights
Cheers
Allan
The palate is full and has some sweetness. There's some of the characters that you would expect from an Australian port, like Christmas cake and raisins - but these are almost in the background behind an almost sherry-like flavour. There's some glycerol, but again, not as much as you would get from a tawny. Coffee grounds are featuring here, along with black olives. However, at the end of the day (wine), there's sweetness - and considerable length.
I'm not sure that this note is doing the wine justice. The half-bottle will definitely disappear over 2 nights
Cheers
Allan