Cockburn, Vintage Port, 1983 SandhiLand densely-layered expression that demands patience

densely-layered expression that demands patience and food

Lebanon has been making wine for thousands of years

inherited over 300 years of family tradition in Merfy (Montagne de Reims) and studied under Anselme Selosse

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

This San Mateo County bottling is the estate's broader blend

Cockburn, Vintage Port, 1983 SandhiLand densely-layered expression that demands patienceNot 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