2000 Smith Woodhouse Vintage Port
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Dark blackish purple. Rich, soft, black cherries. Very very sweet and powerful and alcoholic, so much so that it is quite difficult to even discern the tannins but they are there. Is this just a bit too brutal and raw? It is extremely young but it does have all the ingredients there. (JR)
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While Smith Woodhouse's 2000 possesses a healthy dark ruby/purple, its muted aromatics are disappointing. Medium-bodied, with jammy fruit and moderate sweetness, this is a pleasant but one-dimensional, straightforward vintage port to drink over the next 12-15 years. Importer: Premium Port Wines, Inc., San Francisco, CA; tel. (415) 401-1700
Dark purplish crimson. Not much nose but very opulent prunes-in-chocolate palate entry with a dry, tingly exciting finish. This is good wine! Very long and exciting and with a relationship perhaps to the robotic lagar wine no. 15 described above. Again, this could be a wine that you could enjoy throughout its life. At the moment it is merely dramatic fruit juice but I think it will become quite subtle and, if not that, then certainly very rewarding. Again though, a little short. (JR)
While Smith Woodhouse's 2000 possesses a healthy dark ruby/purple, its muted aromatics are disappointing. Medium-bodied, with jammy fruit and moderate sweetness, this is a pleasant but one-dimensional, straightforward vintage port to drink over the next 12-15 years. Oct 2002, www.robertparker.com