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1994 vintage Woodbridge Portacino

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Curious if anyone has sampled a bottle of this Califorina Port? I came across the last 6 bottles available locally. I am curious if this will stand aging for 15-20 years? I am not sure if all Portacino ports are actually labelled as vintage, I do know that 1994 was declared vintage in Portugual.
I have done some web searches but no specific information with respect to potential aging was mentioned. It appears that this Mondavi product was produced in limited qualties with a blend of five old world potuguese grapes and separately aged in oak for two years.
I suppose I could open a bottle now and see how it is doing.
Any comments would be appreciated.

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Re: 1994 vintage Woodbridge Portacino - Kay Bixler 12:45:35 04/12/04 (0)
Mondavi is a reliable California producer so you can't go too wrong. Is the stuff pricey? I say buy one, try it, and report back here with your impression.
Best,
Kay Bixler
Re: 1994 vintage Woodbridge Portacino - Joe Dressner 09:29:22 04/12/04 (1)
My suggestion would be to open a bottle now and see how it is doing. A ten-year-old Portacino could be all over the place.
- Re: 1994 vintage Woodbridge Portacino - hpk 07:44:16 09/21/04 (0)
  I did finally decide to open a bottle. I have four bottles on hand. Seriously, I don't beleive this one is capable of aging. There is some sign that the wine component is fairly decent, although I would hazard to say, it appears to be lacking in the fruit department at this point. There is also a peculiar aroma, more like a unpleasant smell about it. I would be speculating here, but it gives me the impression that they fortified it with a poor grade brandy, in fact I would go so far as to say it wasn't brandy at all and someones poor example of moonshine. Needless to say, I am dissapointed.

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