1950 Cockburn
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From the John Smithes era. Pale fox red. Light, spicy nose with a hint of cinnamon. Very sweet and smooth with a fine spine. Very long with a dry (but not drying) finish and super-mellow texture. Rather pretty overall. Fairly light but with beautiful balance. (JR)
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Jancis Robinson MW
Jancis Robinson MW
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This bottle had come from Ireland where it may well have been bottled but it was in great shape. Pale tawny colour but still sweet and complex with a certain graininess. Very encouraging to see that a wine as old as the company round the table was still so vigorous – even if supposedly from a 'light' vintage. Huh. (JR)
The ‘Port Wine Trade’ (as it styled itself) called this ‘a ladies vintage’ because they initially thought it was light. It was certainly a productive year. Darker ruby and denser than the 1955 actually. Lightly spicy, smudgy, almost Chambolle-like. No tannin at all in evidence. All pleasure. Lots of round sweetness and quite exotic floral notes. This has apparently been on a plateau for many years. Dry finish after great pleasure. Much better than expected. Sweet and not that light really. Lipsmacking. A bit dry on the finish but not drying out. (JR)