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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.

Taylor crusted, bottled 1967. Brown, 20% opaque. Nose acidic and ’orrible. Palate better: weird candy flavours, with mint throughout. But still way past its zone. Drink circa 1987.

Tcrusted67
Eye: brown, clear
Nose: modarate aroma intensity, oxidate
Mouth: light body, no tannins, short finish
Score: 85 ... RIP

15% opacity, tobacco brown-yellow. Syrupy, citrus, extracted. Some oxidisation in progress.

Bottled in 1967. Golden amber in colour with a wide green rim. Empty and blank on the nose, showing nothing. Neutral entry and a neutral palate that shows nothing but a touch of golden syrup balanced by sweet apple acidity. A lovely burst of flavour on the finish improves the score by two points. The finish is very pleasant, although too short. 82/100. Decanted 7½ hours.