Vintage Port 1904
Vintage | Rating | Broad- bent | Suckling | Declared houses | Known brands | Comment |
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1904 Schnappsen Vintage | Outstanding | 4 | 90 | 25 | 32 | Out of Brandy in Portugal why brandy was imported. |
House | Cockburn | Vintage | 1904 |
Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 2 |
Bouquet | A bit old, strange and soapy. | Score range | 14.00 - 15.75 |
Taste | Medium-bodied. Mature but fading a little. Still quite drinkable. | Average score | 14.88 |
Last tasted | 12th November 2009 | Point this date | 14.00 |
Comment | At the Wine Society 18% Great Tasting in Malmö. Due to shortness of local brandy Cockburn used brandy from the Azores in this vintage. In 2009 this vintage took part in a Great Tasting in the Wine Society 18%. For points and ranking see Great Tastings. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |
House | Dow | Vintage | 1904 |
Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Lovely generous camphor and pharmacy nose. | Score range | 16.90 - 16.90 |
Taste | Medium body. Very tasty but of course old. However, still drinkable and knit together. Dry, complex and never ending finish. Astonishing old port. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 11th January 1996 | Point this date | 16.90 |
Comment | At the Wine Society 18% tasting in Malmö. | Tasters | SAI |
House | Taylor | Vintage | 1904 |
Colour | Mature tawny in colour. | Number of tastings | 1 |
Bouquet | Wax, honey and burned sugar in the nose. | Score range | 13.50 - 13.50 |
Taste | Medium body. Quite old port. Holding together but is on its last legs. Quite drinkable but should have been drunk. | Average score | |
Last tasted | 25th December 2009 | Point this date | 13.50 |
Comment | At home with the family. | Tasters | SAI, JB, SS |