Wine Tasting 40: Benjamin Port fm Mildara Blass, Australia

The is a bargain as it's selling in the US for about $12-14 bucks but we have to pay more here at approx Cad$24 and as far as I know available only from private stores. When it comes to port we think of Portugal but the Aussies are surely making much port style wines from their own grapes. The NV Tawny port comes with a brown amber colour and smells of the typical raisin, caramel, sweet fig, ripe prune but here I detected cola. More coffee and caramel fruit comes out upon tasting. The body is medium by port standard and overall although not an outstanding port, it does have it's fair show of structure. This is a steal for the price. Hey we can't always afford vintage port first for their higher prices but most practically wait for it to age...so in the meantime drink tons of these while wait for the VP to mature! (Rating 87-89 points) by Michael Lam the Beverage Review.

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[milkmantx]

got a bottle of this for new years from a friend. what can i make to eat with it?

[michaelyblam]

Hello Milkmantx. Ports are traditionally drunk with stinky cheeses / blue vein cheese. The classic is with English Stilton. I also like to drink port with dessert that's not too sweet or just on it's own. The other classic combinations are Port and roasted nuts and port and chocolate. For main course, port goes well with pork and duck but it's depends on how it's cooked. I like port with pork/duck with a rich, fruity sauce...do be brave and experiment on it!

[milkmantx]

Sweet! thanx! there is a vietnamese store near my house that sells whole roasted duck marinaded in a mango peanut sauce. Ill try it and post my results. thanx again!

[michaelyblam]

Now my mouth is watering...where do you live? I will bring some quality beer too! Wine / food pairing is an alchemy and very much a trial & error exercises. Some seemingly good matches turn out to be disappointing but others belong to the opposite spectrum surprisingly match well! Keep me informed!

[VersionSix]

Arguing over the name "port" aside, this is a really tasty port. I was given a bottle for my birthday by the woman who introduced me to it; it brings back wonderful memories of late-night discussions with a glass before bed.

I quite enjoyed the review.

[michaelyblam]

I like this as I can go to sleep without worrying breaking too much of my bank account. Many ports are far more superior for complexity and tastes but they cost 6x - 8x more! I always look for Price/Quality Ratio when I taste and when I shop myself. This is a diamond in the backyard!

[meztica]

dim the lights, have some jazz in the background, with a bit or french/italian decor and you may go mainstream... good luck

[JohnnyH1982]

It is quite a good port

[Adol666]

Fine Dark Chocolate 80 % caoca with a good tawy Port mmmm

[ThrashATL]

WOW! I'm drinking some right now. I don't think it's all that great but it's decent for a little buzz.