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Tony Carter arranged, and donated some of the bottles for, a splendid horizontal of 1967s at The Boot & Flogger. When the arranging started, Thursday 8th June 2017 seemed like an ordinary Thursday, but it became an election night.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1967 Quinta do Noval Nacional;
• 1967 Quinta do Noval;
• 1967 Butler Nephew;
• 1967 Dow;
• 1967 Cockburn;
• 1967 Martinez;
• 1967 Sandeman;
• 1967 Messias Quinta do Cachão;
• 1967 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas, BBR bottled in 1969;
• 1967 Taylor Quinta de Vargellas, Oporto bottled in 1970;
• 1967 Taylor crusted (1967 being bottling date);
• 1967 Fonseca Guimaraens;
• 1967 Krohn;
• 1967 Croft Quinta da Roêda;
• 1967 Messias Quinta do Cachão colheita;
• 1967 Kopke colheita;
• 1967 Taylor colheita;
• 1967 Barros colheita;
• Review of the post-tasting election Port;
• The placemats;
• Planing and arrangements.

MsC67. Red-pink, 30% opaque. Strange and thin; not liked.

MsC67
Eye: medium ruby red, clear
Nose: modarate aroma intensity, no alcohol, oxidate, "fart" as a defect
Mouth: light body, no tannins, short finish
Score: 87 ... not liked

25% opacity, red brown, amber rim. Sweet toffee nose. Sweet and toffee in the mouth!

I've never seen "fart" used as a descriptor for port before! My note was a little more ordinary.

The cork was loose when the bottle was opened. Deep red colour, 50% opaque. Fresh pink muhroom gills on the nose, a very peculiar smell! A swirl concentrates the smell into something really quite unpleasant. So repulsive on the palate that it was spat out. Not scored. Decanted 6 hours.