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Daniel declared that there would be an ‘Emergency’ tasting at the Boot & Flogger on Tuesday 21^st July 2015. We obeyed.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1970 Fonseca (DJ);
• 1980 Taylor (JDAW);
• 1982 Kopke São Luiz (AHB);
• 1977 Gould Campbell (CPR);
• 1970 Cockburn (IDJ);
• 1977 Graham (MPM1);
• Graham crusted bottled 1998 (MPM2);
• 1994 Kopke († = CPR2);
• The placemats (and the parameters by which made);
• Planning and arrangements.

G77, aka MPM1, decanted 07:00. Colour bright rose red. Palate mid-weight with cherry, and slightly simple. The experts disagreed about whether it was corked.

Dark pink-ruby with no opacity in the core. Less bitterness than in the others - but was it corked? I thought so; lightly fiery also.

The red of a port in its mid-maturity; 40% opaque. Sweet redcurrant cordial nose, infused with cornflowers. Sweet, cordial-like entry but the mid-palate is full of lively and sweet fruit. Still quite youthful with soft acidity and lively tannins. Surprisingly sweet and with powerful acidity this has a real "shiraz wine" element to the late palate. The aftertaste is big and spicy and mouth filling; the finish is long. This is a lovely port in early maturity and with lots of potential. Served blind this was guessed to be Warre 1994. 89/100.