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Alex invoked an emergency for Tuesday 16th August 2016, at the Boot and Flogger.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1967 Cockburn (AHB);
• 1963 Cockburn (IDJ);
• 1970 Dow (CPR);
• 1989 Barão de Vilar white colheita (JDAW);
• 1960 Croft (DRT);
• 1968 Fonseca Guimaraens (THRA);
• 2012 Reserva Duas Quintas Douro (donated by Ramos Pinto);
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

Mature red appearance, 90% opaque and a browning rim. Burnt rubber on the nose, a little unpleasant. Rubbery flavours on impact, hot and with burnt match flavours. Hot aftertaste and a burnt match finish that lingers for some time. Sadly this is a spoiled bottle. Served blind this was guessed to be Cockburn 1983. 78/100. Decanted 5½ hours.

Cr60. An odd taste, in a big and full dark-fruited VP which had heat mid-palate.