A great classic Vintage, with concentrated, rich and potent wines. General declaration.
Great quality wines with intense aromas of concentrated fruit and firm tannins, rich and full-bodied wines.  Many should age well for decades.

Roy Hersh 94+ (2010-05-16): Dark opaque garnet with a slightly lighter ruby edge. Mocha, cherry berry and kirsch with some slight heat, due to being opened just prior to dinner. A lovely Vintage Port and a really well-made Dow. Unctuous from the very first sip and this would have improved dramatically with more time open. Nonetheless, it was showing great focus and concentrated flavors of blackberry preserves and cassis. Rich, mouthfilling, young and tannic at this stage, but nothing eight hours of decant time wouldn't have rounded out. This has three more decades of delivering the goods. Long and dry aftertaste that's showing plenty of grip. One of my favorite 1985 Vintage Ports. 

Jancis Robinson (1987): "My favourite was the Dow - very youthful, but extremely exciting, promising just like great young Bordeaux many layers of complex flavour to come."

James Suckling 93 

Vintage: 1985
Alcohol content: 20%
Volume: 75 cl
Grapes: Blend of traditional grapes from the Douro)
Cellaring: drink or keep for a few decades
Serving: 16 to 18 C
Last: 5 to 6 days after opening
Pairing: The best combination with Vintage is blue cheese such as Stilton or chocolate and/or fruit desserts. It's an amazing combination when paired with a foie gras or a good cigar.