Review: Warre’s Otima Tawny Port 10 Years Old (2017)
Review: Warre’s Otima Tawny Port 10 Years Old (2017)
I’ve reviewed Warre’s 10 year old Tawny Port twice before, in 2009 and 2012. Now it’s 2017 and time to give this venerable bottling a fresh look.
I’ve commented on the relative simplicity of this bottling in the past, and little has changed here, except perhaps for my palate (and level of experience with these wines). Today, Otima 10 feels awfully thin compared to other tawnies on the market, lightly sweet and bursting with strawberries to the point where it really feels more like a ruby than a tawny port. There’s plenty of simple sugar sweetness, juiced strawberries, and a light backbone of raisins and spice, but the overall impression is one of jelly left to ferment. A good jelly, mind you.
B / $26 (500ml) / warre.com [BUY IT NOW FROM TOTAL WINE]
Warre's Otima Tawny Port 10 Years Old (2017)
$26
