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Emergency Drinking, The Crusting Pipe, Friday 19 August 2011. Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Unknown Madeira;
• 1945 Graham;
• 1963 Royal Oporto colheita, bottled 1983;
• 1966 Cockburn;
• 1967 Cockburn;
• 1980 Borges & Irmão;
• 1980 Graham;
• 1980 Warre;
• 1985 Dalva colheita bottled 2010;
• 1986 Taylor Terra Feita;
• NV The Port Society Finest Reserve Lote 08;
• Placemats.

Mid-red colour, holding into the rim; 50% opaque. Sweet cranberry nose of mature port. Still some youthful tannins, chalky but soft, with lots of sweer, ripe fruit - with a good few years still ahead of it. Medium bodied, surprisingly dry, with plenty of fruit and some floral notes. Modest aftertaste, which leads to a long finish of sweet raspberry and gentle chocolate. 90/100.