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The RAF Club on 13th November 2009.

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• Arrangements and planning;
• Review of the evening as a whole;
• First session, a 1966 versus 1967 semi-blind double-horizontal:
  • Placemats;
  • 1966 Noval Nacional;
  • 1967 Noval Nacional;
  • 1966 Sandeman;
  • 1967 Sandeman;
  • 1966 Noval;
  • 1967 Noval;
  • 1966 Warre;
  • 1967 Martinez;
  • 1966 Taylor;
  • 1967 Taylor Vargellas.
• Second session, bring-a-bottle to share:
  • Placemats;
  • 1960 Cockburn;
  • 1963 Dow;
  • 1980 Dow;
  • 1963 Ferreira;
  • 1970 Fonseca;
  • 1970 Gould Campbell;
  • 1963 Graham;
  • 1970 Graham;
  • 1960 Martinez;
  • 1963 Morgan.

Almost identical in colour to the Warre 1966 shown alongside. Closed on the nose, showing some bananna and dust. Quite thick in texture, gentle tannins in the wine with plenty of fruit and a ripe acidic backbone; lots of late development. A delicious aftertaste, big flavours and a huge aftertaste. Really, really tasty and a very impressive port. 92/100. Drunk 13 Nov 2009.

Mz67: very similar in colour to the other triangle, later revelealed to be W66, but maybe an edge lighter. Nosing of coffee. To taste soft but rich, really quite lovely. Heat on the tip of the tongue, with notes of coffee. ‟Great.”