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97 RH.
"A long and warm growing season gave way to extremely high temperatures in early September, but rains were badly needed in the Upper Douro and finally came at the end of the first week of Sept. Fortunately, excellent conditions prevailed throughout the entire harvest. Large bunches and large grapes were abundant and those that were patient to begin picking were rewarded with richly flavored grapes. Many 1955s today are still very well-balanced and concentrated VPs. Most bottling took place in London and these bottlings are easier to come by today than those from Portugal. This bottle was clearly stored perfectly. I have enjoyed the '55 Graham's on numerous occasions and this bottle showed extremely well. The color was a solid garnet with just the slightest evidence of bricking on the edge. It showed far less evolution than some of my other bottles. This Graham’s is offering spicy and herbal notes with mint, violet and lavender aromas. Great purity of Elderberry fruit here with a hint of anise and a slight touch of spirit. Impressively young and seemingly, this bottle could have continued to age well . . ." Roy Hersh, ForTheLoveOfPort.com, Jun 2005 |