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On Tuesday 19th December 2017, at The Boot & Flogger, as arranged by Charles, we tasted eighteen 1977s. It was splendid.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1977 Gould Campbell;
• 1977 Smith Woodhouse;
• 1977 Quarles Harris;
• 1977 Graham;
• 1977 Dow;
• 1977 Warre;
• 1977 Cockburn;
• 1977 Factory House Blend;
• 1977 Morgan;
• 1977 Fonseca;
• 1977 Taylor;
• 1977 Croft;
• 1977 Sandeman;
• 1977 Offley;
• 1977 Ferreira;
• 1977 Niepoort;
• 1977 Kopke;
• 1977 Delaforce;
• Placemats (with embarrassing typo);
• Planning and arrangements.

Mature red colour with a pink edge; 40% opaque. Nothing on the nose other than some harsh cranberry, but this is very faint. Light bodied entry but a delicious and fragrant mid-palate with lots of light fruit. Delicate candied cherry and tobacco on the palate. A lovely aftertaste full of typical Graham's Christmas Cake, but sweet and rather light. Lingering and lovely finish with a sweet jelly-bean finish. Too many gaps to show as a great port; perhaps this was under-decanted. 88/100. 19-Dec-17. Decanted 5 hours.

25% opacity, red brown. Soft, elegant nose, dusty strawberries. Elegant and refined in the mouth, nice balance, dusty strawberries again.

G77: pink-red, 30% opaque. Soft with boiled candy and maraschino cherries. Light ending.