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Sandeman Vertical on Friday 12th May 2011 at the RAF Club, Piccadilly, London.

Links:

• Review of the event as a whole;
• Tasting notes of Sandeman: 1873, 1904, 1911, 1927, 1934, 1935, 1943, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1994, 1997;
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats.

S70, 50% opaque, red. To taste medium-weight, red and purple fruit, goof fruit length.

60% opaque; deep orange colour, with a red core. Strawberries and wet leaves on the nose. Smooth textured entry, beautiful balance; elegant sweet fruit and with tannins that are fully resolved; great development on the palate. A big aftertaste and a huge finish full of sour cherry and dry cherry stones. Probably at its peak and certainly drinking beautifully. 90/100.

Richard Mayson’s TNs from this event: ‘permalink’.