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Glenn and Kari came to London, so the obvious happened.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 2000 Bollinger Grand Année Champagne;
• Quinta Santa Eufêmia Old Reserve White;
• Sandeman Cask 33;
• Quinta do Mourão 60Y tawny;
• Warre 1972 colheita;
• Niepoort 1964 Garrefeira;
• Graham 1983;
• Taylor 1983;
• Ramos Pinto 1983;
• Warre 1982 LBV;
• Warre 1984 LBV;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

A beautiful clarity of colour, a polished redwood with an orange rim; 30% opaque. Powerful on the nose with almond paste and orange water. A lovely texture and weight on the palate with an attractive thick texture. Soft toffee and sharp passion fruit combine on a palate that grows and flourishes. The powerful acidity balances the fruit nicely. A big kumquat bitter-sweet aftertaste and a long bitter Seville orange marmalade finish. 92/100. Decanted 1 hour.

Sandeman Cask 33. Pale orange colour, 10% opaque. Palate very sweet, melons (hello Derek), with an excellent refreshing mint note throughout. Very very long. Quinine too, perhaps. Truly a summer afternoon Port.

It is a well made lovely drink, but not one that is really my taste in Port.

This is a Port that is growing me (I wasn't particularly certain at first) and is light, clean and refreshing with citrus overtones that even I was able to detect!