1980 Warre

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1980 Warre

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Warre II, the rematch, this time in Sussex on Saturday 17th April 2010. Links: Placemats; Review of the evening as a whole; TNs of 1945, 1947, 1948, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1985.
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W80: the darkest, by a long margin. Very black. Doesn’t look like a Warre. Very sweet, with smoke late palate: a sweet pipe smoke. Alas I never smoked a pipe, so cannot name the brand of pipe tobacco. But quite different from the other Warres.
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On the night: Very, very dark. Young fruits on the nose. Quite disjointed and immature. May be closed?

4 days later: Still closed and very, very tannic. Slightly bitter on the palate but with lots of black fruit. Long finish with a warming glow. Very nice port but still just a baby.
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