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In a bottle of Fonseca 1963 was a question rather than a certain answer:

jdaw1 wrote: ↑13:45 Sat 17 Feb 2018Are the 1963s coming into their second wind?

Recognising that this scientific question needed scientific experiment, a round dozen of us gathered to test some 1963s.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• 1963 Fonseca;
• 1963 Taylor;
• 1963 Croft;
• 1963 Dow;
• 1963 Graham;
• 1963 Warre;
• 1963 Cockburn;
• 1963 Cálem Quinta da Foz;
• 1963 Constantino;
• 1963 Mackenzie;
• 1963 Niepoort;
• 1963 Quinta do Noval;
• 1963 Offley;
• 1963 Ramos Pinto;
• Placemats (and parameters by which made);
• Food order;
• Planning and arrangements.

Lovely, sweet red cherries, enjoyable. Only just pipped for my 3rd place by the Constantino, and 4th overall for the group also.
Rating: vg

40% opacity, mature red. Dusty cherries on the nose. Rich mouthfeel, gentle heat along the palate, cherries, mature and dusty, long finish. Good stuff.

G63: glorious red, 50% opaque. Dark fruits; smoke; huge sweetness. Some disputed whether there was TCA — to which I am not sensitive.