{"id":9969,"date":"2014-06-28T20:36:38","date_gmt":"2014-06-28T20:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/?p=9969"},"modified":"2014-06-28T20:36:38","modified_gmt":"2014-06-28T20:36:38","slug":"churchills-quinta-da-gricha-vintage-port-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wineanorak.com:\/wineblog\/portugal\/churchills-quinta-da-gricha-vintage-port-2011","title":{"rendered":"Churchill’s Quinta da Gricha Vintage Port 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

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OK folks, a real-time tasting note. I’m off early in the morning, but for some inexplicable reason I thought it would be a good idea to open a bottle of a really good Vintage Port (a sample half-bottle, to be precise), before going to bed. I’ll have to drink it all.<\/p>\n

It’s Churchill’s Quinta da Gricha 2011<\/strong>. On opening it has a slightly creamy, dairy edge to the lush, sweet black cherry and blackberry fruit, with some spicy notes. We shouldn’t be overly concerned by the nose of a cask sample, however: it’s the palate that matters. And this wine really delivers once it is in the mouth. I’m getting sweet black cherry, some over-ripe blackberry, a bit of spice, a hint of black olive, and lovely integrated yet firm tannic structure. There’s some tar and cedar, too. It’s concentrated, tannic, dense, and ripe yet fresh. A really impressive wine that will be good for the next two decades, and possibly longer. 93-95\/100 <\/p>\n

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