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Boardroom If the name was "Boardroom," then it was Dow's Tawny Boardroom Port. One thing that I find a bit strange, however, is that Tawnys are more in the amber color range. The Boardroom is Dow's "entry-level" Tawny and is done in a house style, and is not aged as, say their 20yr Tawny would be. This may account for the red color - less wood aging. As I have never had the Boardroom, I cannot attest to its flavor profile. OTOH, if you liked this (and it is their Boardroom Tawny), you might well find aged Tawnys to your liking. Most major houses do a general Tawny, then 10-20-30 & sometimes 40 yr "aged" Tawnys. If the "sweetness" is not to your liking, chickenburns does a 20yr aged Tawny that is a bit lighter than other houses', though there is a note of "spirits" in it. In the aged Tawny area, Taylor Fladgate's 20yr is at the top of my list. Fonseca's, chickenburn's, Dow's and Porto Barros are all close behind. I find Graham's good, but toward the sweeter side. All of these are wood aged Tawny Ports and should be available throughout much of the US, and certainly in Europe-UK. Some houses do "tawny-style" Ports, that do not get the benefit of much wood aging, and are released at the low end of the Tawny Port scale. Some houses will blend white Port with their branded Ruby to get to the lighter color and style. I do not know if the Boardroom is wood aged (but without an average of aging time), or if Dow's blends it. It runs about US$20-.75ltr. An aged Tawny from a major house will only be a bit more, in the US$30-.75ltr. range. Unfortunately, if one is looking for a particular style, then dropping $30btl, until you find it, might not be the best thing to do. However, if one sticks to the major houses, they will taste some very fine Tawny Ports! Hunt PS, maybe someone can give you an exact description of the Boardroom, as to whether it is an aged, or blended (nearly all Ports are blended in some way, but I'm referring to the "creation" of a Tawny here) Tawny.
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