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Color: Deep garnet. Darkest (of 5) by a decent amount.
Nose: Really off... dirty socks, musky, some alcohol. Since I'm apparently immune to TCA, this is something else wrong with the bottle.
Palate: Hot, musty, and very dry. Very good tannins for a '63, but only decent acidity. Light body. Fruits seem a bit sour.

General concensus at the table was that the bottle was flawed, so no rating. Interestingly, by the end of the evening (2-3 hours later) my glass was actually fine. The dirty socks and musk odor had blown off, and the fruits mellowed enough to make it a perfectly acceptable drink. It had even sweetened up a bit, but was still dry and hot. Even after the improvement, still last out of 5.

Sandeman 1960, Sandeman 1963, Sandeman 1966, Sandeman 1970, Sandeman 1977, Croft 2000, Planning, Review, Placemats

The darkest Sandeman of the night, but the nose is vegetal with some celery: volatile acidity (g-man). In the mouth, it's dry with wood and licorice flavors, and a slick mouthfeel. This wine improved a bit with fat in the mouth, but was generally disappointing.