Cockburn “Fine White” White: Tasting Notes

This page provides an overview of my notes on the Cockburn “Fine White” White. Apologies if the notes are brief (or non-existent); they are mainly recorded for my benefit with public distribution being a secondary priority!

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The Notes

Tasting 1

Notes: Cockburn Lodge. Nice. More interesting than the Chip Dry.

Tasted at: Oporto May 2009

No rating.


Tasting 2

Notes: Surprisingly sweet (if not very sweet). Lots of tropical fruit. Slightly surprised this is being marketed for cocktails: would have thought a drier style would have been better. An improvement over last tasting.

Tasted at: Cockburn Virtual Tasting

Date: 2nd May 2020

Rated*: P+


Tasting 3

Notes: A touch darker than the Graham but only just. A bit spirity on the nose but slightly more complex than the Graham with even some stewed fruits. In mouth, the sugar is immediately dominant. More syrupy but much less fruit, although there are some lychees. Not very floral compared to the Graham and with less acidity, the effect is of a much heavier wine (although this is not necessarily a bad thing). On a blind tasting, the Graham edged this but only just.

Tasted at: Cockburn and Graham White Blind Tasting

Date: 13th July 2020

Rated*: P

* A Note on Ratings

My rating system attempts to answer the question “is this a good Port?” one of three ways: N—No; P—Possibly; or C—Certainly. Ports generally are weighted slightly by their category. Therefore, a Ruby Port might receive a C rating for Certainly good which it might not were it to be a Vintage Port. I sometimes modify my rating with a plus or minus indicating that the Port is better or worse than might be expected for this category.

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