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The 2017s were tasted on Tuesday 25th June 2019, at The Boot & Flogger.

Many thanks to the many shippers who sent bottles, and to Alex for organising.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• The 2017s:
  • Bulas 2017;
  • Burmester 2017;
  • Churchill 2017;
  • Churchill Quinta da Gricha 2017;
  • Cockburn 2017;
  • Quinta do Crasto 2017;
  • Croft 2017;
  • Croft Quinta da Roêda Sērikos 2017;
  • Dalva 2017;
  • Dow 2017;
  • Fonseca 2017;
  • Graham 2017;
  • Graham The Stone Terraces 2017;
  • Quinta do Javali 2017;
  • Kopke 2017;
  • Quinta das Lamelas 2017;
  • Martha 2017;
  • Maynard 2017;
  • Maynard Organic 2017;
  • Niepoort 2017;
  • Quinta do Noval 2017;
  • Quinta do Noval Nacional 2017;
  • Pintas 2017;
  • Poças 2017;
  • Portal 2017;
  • Portal Muros 2017;
  • Quevedo 2017;
  • Ramos Pinto 2017;
  • Ramos Pinto Quinta de Ervamoira 2017;
  • Quinta da Romaneira 2017;
  • La Rosa 2017;
  • Quinta da Sequeira 2017;
  • Skeffington 2017;
  • Taylor 2017;
  • Taylor Vargellas Vinha Velha 2017;
  • Quinta do Vale Meão 2017;
  • Quinta do Vallado 2017;
  • Quinta do Vallado Adelaide 2017;
  • Quinta do Vesuvio 2017;
  • Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio 2017;
  • Vieira de Sousa 2017;
  • Warre 2017;
• Sticky labels and TN pages (which caused some additions to the list of Port House abbreviations).
• Planing and arrangements.

A crimson wine - the colour range of the 2017 Ports seems to range from an only red-black to a light crimson. A fat and fruity nose with lots of sour bramble fruit. Soft and velvety texture on the palate with perfumed purple fruit and a wonderful tannic core. Sweet, fragrant and with fruit a little fatter than most; the fragrance of the fruit really shows on the aftertaste and long chocolate finish. The finish is a little too sweet and sticky, but this was a decent Port. 88-90/100.

Sq17: raspberry, soft — indeed, lovely balanced softness. Light, but so very very long.

Two nights later delicious. Mid-to-light weight, perfume and red fruit, very soft and smooth; gentle heat late palate; the red fruit and perfume persisting into the length. To drink now, wonderful. Does it have old bones? Hmm – not many of this vintage will.

D7: An attractive spicy fruity, liquorice tinged red and black fruits. Surprisingly complex and open. Palate matches nose almost exactly with a slightly dryer finish. Excellent early term prospect.

Purity of red and black fruit- mainly raspberry and strawberry but also blackberry. The acidity is nicely balanced by the sweet fruit leading to a long finish. This is nice in its simplicity. 14.5/20