Dow's, Vintage Porto 2007

Opaque black/purple.

Vinturi - Chambord/blackberry sauce/fig paste/earth/hint of celery on the extremely deep nose. Alcohol almost entirely masked.

Deep and intense, with initial sweetness whittled down to an almost dry finish by strong tannin. Brandy peeks out more in the mouth, but nothing crazy. Loaded, but not as flattering young as other producers' wines. Typical of Dow's drier style, apparently. Long, spicy finish shows a celery/garrigue character that is reminiscent of the southern Rhone.

Day 3 - All over the place (in the best sense) now until late in the, still nearly dry, spicy finish.


$38, 375mL. The '94 version was one of my favorites from that vintage. Crazy complexity after several years in the bottle.