Cockburn, Vintage Port, 1983 SandhiLand with limestone-rich soils

with limestone-rich soils

thin-skinned grape that supposedly wandered from Mesopotamia to Liguria before landing on this ventilated hillside 800 meters from the Mediterranean

and spice lead to a supple palate with notes of plum

Lebanon has been making wine for thousands of years

Cuvée de Jean Fannière Origine Extra Brut is a Blanc de Blancs sourced from old-vine Grand Cru vineyards

Cockburn, Vintage Port, 1983 SandhiLand with limestone-rich soilsNot many wines let you drink 1983. Vintage Port is only declared in years the houses believe are worth the gamble, and 1983 was one of them. Cockburn built its reputation on Douro fruit with backbone, and after four decades in bottle a wine like this has traded youthful power for something far more interesting dried fruit, spice, wood smoke and a long, sweet savory fade. This bottle comes from a private collection, so it has been properly kept. Stand