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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.

ok, but slightly flat compared to previously, whether due to bottle variation or age.
Rating: vg-

40% opacity, red, orange rim. Tobacco on the nose. Rich full mouthfeel, nice balance, a few mild tannins mid to late palate, long aftertaste. Mature fruits, dry finish. Got an honourable mention from me.

Ck63: red-brown, 35% opaque. Heat, grit and roughness, in a mature Port showing well.