It was a little Autumnal today and I felt like trying some port. No reason other than that. So I cracked open a
1997 Grahams Vintage Port. It was lovely. Rich bramble aromas with cinnamon, a little Chinese five spice and loads of toffee and chocolate. The palate was a similar delight, big, juicy cherries, an abundance of spice and then some lovely violet and pepper notes coming through before a dry(ish) leathery cocoa-fest of a finish. 90pts
I love the sweetness Graham's gives, the opulence and decadence. Sure, it might not be as elegant as a Fonseca or Taylors, but it has bundles of character and, with time, every vintage shows the elegance and staying power that some vintages of the two pretty port houses lack.
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