1983 Graham's Vintage Port
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1983 Graham's Vintage Port
Bid on this 3-bottle lot of 1983 Graham's Vintage Port (94DC, 93WS, 92RP). Decanter: "Still quite tight-knit on the nose, mid-weight with gentle, rather lovely cherry fruit and a spicy vestige of the firm tannins that were the hallmark of the 1983 vintage at the outset. (RM)" (10/2019)
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Auction Item Details
1983 Graham's Vintage Port
Quantity: 3
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources on release and stored in a professional storage facility by a DC-based collector. Delivered to K&L via refrigerated transit.
Condition: Excellent
Graham's is a prominent Port house in the Douro Valley of northern Portugal. It began as a textile company in the early 1800s by brothers William and John Graham in Glasgow, after they received a barrel of Port as payment for a debt. The business grew from there. Today, Graham's is owned by the Symington family who own several other port houses, including Dow's and Warre's.
Professional Reviews
94
Decanter
“Still quite tight-knit on the nose, mid-weight with gentle, rather lovely cherry fruit and a spicy vestige of the firm tannins that were the hallmark of the 1983 vintage at the outset. (RM)” (10/2019)
93
Wine Spectator
“A superb achievement from a very underrated year. Deep dark ruby-purple, with rich floral and violet aromas, full-bodied, with masses of strawberry flavors, full tannins and a long finish. (JS)” (01/1989)
92
Wine Advocate
“Graham is another great port house, producing one of the deepest-colored and sweetest styles of vintage port. Along with Taylor and Fonseca, Graham has probably been the most consistent producer of great port in the post- World War II era. Their tawnys are quite good rather than exceptional, but their vintage ports are truly sublime and sumptuous. The 1983, like most vintage ports, seems more forward than normal but has a great depth of very ripe, viscous, unctuous, plummy, tarry fruit and significant tannin in its long finish. It is black-purple in color. I doubt that it will be either as profound or as long-lived as the great 1977, but is is certainly one of the top two or three ports of this vintage, and better than the excellent 1980. (RP)” (12/1988)
Product Details
Quantity: 3
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources on release and stored in a professional storage facility by a DC-based collector. Delivered to K&L via refrigerated transit.
Condition: Excellent
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