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The traditional Christmas Tasting was held in Tom’s pub.

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Davy's Crusted 197? (I — CPR);
• 196? Martinez (II — MPM);
• 1922 Martinez (III — AHB);
• 1935 Sandeman (IV — IDJ);
• 1945 Dow (V — THRA);
• 1912 Cockburn (VI — PW);
• 1955 Taylor (VII — ?);
• 1924 Unknown (VIII — RLC);
• 1927 Tuke Holdsworth (IX — AP);
• 1933 Quinta do Cais Colheita, bottled 1988 (X — WPS);
• Paperwork: sticky labels, TN and voting pages;
• Planning and arrangements.

From Quinta do Cais, produced by Jaime M Aires Lopes of Covelinhas; bottled in 1988.

Deep brown in colour with an olive green rim, 90% opaque at the centre. A huge nose of decomposing grass and bruised oranges which are lying under the tree in the sun - massively fragrant. Intense oranges on the palate with the wine and flavour being thick and intense - like chewing through a mouthful of mandarins. The intensity is reflected in the acidity of the wine which supports the amazing palate and transitions powerfully into a blood orange reduction aftertaste.

AP described the nose fairly as being of coconut. 91/100. Drunk 15-Dec-16. Decanted 1½ hour.