Sandeman Vintage Port 1997
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Deep ruby in colour, extremely well balanced, full and rich with intense aromas, presenting racy fruit and elegant tannins in the mouth. The wine will evolve to its full maturity in bottle over the next two decades, rounding out with elegant aromas and flavours, growing in concentration.
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Still on the youthful side, with a core of warm, pastis-soaked currant and blackberry fruit that is just starting to show hints of clove, juniper and allspice, along with warm ganache, rye and tobacco on the finish. Has nicely integrated grip. Best from 2019 through 2032.
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The House of Sandeman was founded in London in 1790 by George Sandeman, a young Scotsman from Perth who borrowed £300 to invest in a wine trading business with products from Porto and Jerez. More than 230 years later, an average of 21 bottles of Sandeman are bought every minute in more than 75 countries. The Sandeman portfolio includes Ports, Sherries and Madeira's and has been recognized as the world's most awarded portfolio of Aged Tawnies for the past six years by Decanter, IWC and IWSC.
As for the infamous Sandeman Don, a Scottish artist named George Massiot Brown approached Sandeman in 1928 to design a poster to advertise the brand. Incorporating the company's Ports of Portugal and their Spanish Sherries, The Don is wearing a wide-brimmed Spanish had like the caballeros of Jerez and a Portuguese student's cape. The Don became famous and was one of the very first design icons for wine. Today the Don has become part of the very essence of the Sandeman brand and can be found on every bottle sold.