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Sandeman Vau Vintage 1997 Top 100: 2000, Rank: 66

Original price was: $119.92.Current price is: $95.92.

Tasting Note Dark purple in color, with wonderful violet, berry and cherry aromas. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with a solid core of fruit and tannins. Long finish. Subtle. Best Sandeman since the 1960s. Best after 2008. 25,200 cases made. Tasting Note Showing some maturity now, with rum raisin, toffee and buckwheat hints along the edges, while the […]

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Tasting Note Dark purple in color, with wonderful violet, berry and cherry aromas. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with a solid core of fruit and tannins. Long finish. Subtle. Best Sandeman since the 1960s. Best after 2008. 25,200 cases made.

Tasting Note
Showing some maturity now, with rum raisin, toffee and buckwheat hints along the edges, while the core maintains a gentle feel of mulled plum and blackberry fruit. Reveals a touch of cinnamon on the soft-edged finish. Approachable now, in an elegant style.–1997 Vintage Port retrospective (January 2017). Drink now through 2026. 25,200 cases made.

–JM


Additional information

Weight 5 lbs
Dimensions 12 × 4 × 4 in
Product Code

38-03-7

Condition

Properly Cellar; Distinguished Provenance

Size

750 ml

Region

Portugal

Vintage

1997

Varietal

Port