Warre's Vintage Port - 1985 (750ml) Chardonnay rather backward

rather backward

and the explosive aromatics offer up notes of licorice

black currants

Soft tannins and an attractive plushness are followed by a wine capable of drinking well for another decade or more

Warre's Vintage Port - 1985 (750ml) Chardonnay rather backwardThis house makes rather restrained yet rich, flavorful vintage port and a very good tawny called Nimrod. Their vintage ports seem slow to develop, and while they never quite have the voluptuous richness of a Dow, Graham, or Fonseca, they have a unique mineral scented character that gives them their own complexity and style. The 1985 is the sweetest and richest of the recent Warre vintages. Extremely concentrated, rich, even luscious, this full bodied,