1970 Gonzalez Byass

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jdaw1
Cockburn 1851
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1970 Gonzalez Byass

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Within the regulation week of DRT’s 51st birthday, we (DRT, JDAW, IDJ, AHB, THRA, SCD, CPR, ARM, and TC) brought “a bottle of VP, blind or sighted” to the Boot and Flogger.

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Copper orange tone, 50% opaque. Sweet fruit on the nose with lots of dusty cherries. Sweet fruit entry, mid-weight and well balanced even if a little restrained. The mid-palate being perfectly balanced, An aftertaste of slightly bitter fruit with a good length. Served blind this was guessed to be Sandeman 1970. 86/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.

2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
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GB70. Lovely red, 30% opaque. Nose showing red fruit, including cherry, and structure. Nose perfectly mature. Palate likewise, with some heat.
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