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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.

Light rose red in colour, 30% opaque. Virtually nothing on the nose, very light even with a swirl but there is a gentle sweet fruitness that creeps up slowly. A lovely flash of orange on entry, then a delicious build-up of flavours and a dry core. A lovely orange mid-palate and aftertaste. Fresh, with less sweetness than most others from this vintage. Fresh orange zest dominates the finish. This is a nicely balanced port, very fresh tasting. 90/100. 19-Dec-17. Decanted 6½ hours.

75% opacity, dusty red, cloudy. Nose a little sulphurous at first. Very gentle heat on entry, sweetness with dusty/dried red fruits, cranberries. Slight dryness towards the finish.

S77: sour and past prime. Likely a faulty bottle.