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Quarles Harris 1980

Vintage Port

 

Description

Considering the age of the wine, its colour is quite outstanding. Sweet, mellow with fig and date-like flavours on the palate.

Our Expert's Recommendation

"This wine is now beginning to reach its full maturity and is likely to be ready for drinking. As it ages further, it will begin to develop gently into a more tawny style wine. Drinking extremely well now, and is a very good buy, as it fetches modest prices yet is much better than other more expensive years."

Press Comments

"Deep black colour, stewed, extractive nose and lovely fleshy fruit, ripe tannins, hint of bitter chocolate."
Richard Mayson , Wine
01/12/2001

"Four star (very good). Hugely fruity.....completely and utterly classic British style".
Decanter Magazine - 1980 Comparative Tasting
01/11/1991

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