Consumed on Tuesday 22nd April, The Crusting Pipe, London at The Half Bottle Offline.
Organisation thread
Review of the evening
Placemats
The Ports:
1985 Martinez
1985 Martinez
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
Re: 1985 Martinez
Liquorice nose - a bit raw and disjointed with a hint of VA and heat in the finish.
Not a good bottle of Mz85.
Sorry, Team
Not a good bottle of Mz85.
Sorry, Team
"The first duty of Port is to be red"
Ernest H. Cockburn
Ernest H. Cockburn
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Re: 1985 Martinez
Mid red colour, showing little maturity; 70% opaque. VA on the nose, dominating over the fruit that tries to escape. Medium bodied, quite tannic in the mouth but with good levels of quite young fruit. Dry and cedar wood finish of very good length. Perhaps one to try again in 5 years? Guessed to be Croft 1985. 84/100.
Top Ports in 2023: Taylor 1896 Colheita, b. 2021. A perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.
2024: Niepoort 1900 Colheita, b.1971. A near perfect Port.