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Monday 27^th July 2015, at The Boot & Flogger, Bring a bottle to share.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 2012 Quinta Nova Reserva (†/NO);
• 2011 Duorum (¶, from NO);
• 2010 Duorum LBV (§, from NO);
• 1948 Mackenzie (THRA);
• 1977 Fonseca (JDAW);
• 1966 Taylor (MPM);
• 1978 Quinta do Noval (AHB);
• 1955 Taylor (IDJ);
• 1970 Croft (CPR);
• Food order;
• The placemats (and the parameters by which made);
• Planning and arrangements.

F77, decanted 13:45. Red centre, pink edge, 50% opaque. Palate of soft red cherry, great size, and full weight. Also silky soft. It improved during the evening, gaining weight and size. I voted it equal-WOTN, with the T66 and Cr70.

Decanted 5 hours, 35% opacity, red. Smooth start, heat then dryness mid palate and onwards. Red fruit, some tannin in the finish. The dryness had me guess D63.

An attractive red colour, mature but not bricking; 40% opaque. Lovely on the nose, soft and delightful, full of delicious fruit. Really nice, if a little restrained. Lovely on the palate with generous levels of fruit and a lively spiciness - lots of soft fruit and lively pepper. Dry and hot peppery finish; a great length of dry tannins and sweet strawberries with a delightful green leaf twist. Served blind this was guessed to be Dow 1977. 89/100.