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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.

Deep red, opaque. Young nose, showing early maturity with lots of fruit - redcurrants and almonds. Neutral entry, very youthful, very lively and spicy - even quite hot! Fruit takes a lot of work to reveal. Hot aftertaste, hot finish, which slowly fades before leaving a dry finish of bitter blackcurrant skins. Needs much more time. 84/100.