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Charles declared an emergency, and we followed. At the Boot & Flogger, on Wednesday 22nd March 2017.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1970 Avery (CPR);
• 1977 Taylor (MPM One);
• 1963 Croft (MPM Two);
• 1960 Sandeman (TC);
• 1991 Morgan (AHB);
• 1974 Poças (SCD);
• 1967 Cockburn (JDAW);
• 1977 Offley († = Bob);
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

Av70, decanted 13:30. Dark red, 70% opaque. palate of big red-fruited softness. White pepper mid-palate; long and lovely. A mite lighter than perfect, but that’s nit-picking.

Mature red colour, 90% opaque. Slightly astringent nose, full of crushed leaves and cranberries. Gentle berry fruit on the palate, with soft cracked peppercorns and surprisingly dry tannins which all combine into a lovely mouthful of port. A gentle strawberry aftertaste and a huge berry and cherry finish, which tails off to a high cocoa content dark chocolate finish. This is great port and is still quite young. Served blind, this was guessed to be Dow 1991. 88/100.