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1970 Graham
Posted: 19:50 Wed 12 Oct 2011
by jdaw1
On Tuesday 11th October 2011, at the RAF Club, was held a ‘square’ tasting of {Dow, Fonseca, Graham, Taylor} × {1963, 1966, 1970, 1977}. Our honoured guest was Cynthia Jenson, official blogger to the Symingtons.
Links:
- Review of the evening as a whole;
- 1963: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
- 1966: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
- 1970: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
- 1977: Graham, Dow, Fonseca, Taylor;
- Planning and arrangements;
- Placemats.
Before being unblinded G70 was ‟
j70”.
Re: 1970 Graham
Posted: 22:43 Thu 13 Oct 2011
by jdaw1
j70, lated identified as G70: perfect red, 70% opaque. Wonderful! Big rich unctuous sweet berry and plum. Huge and lovely.
Re: 1970 Graham
Posted: 23:09 Thu 13 Oct 2011
by RAYC
Mmmm. Fantastic, and built to last. Even a small sip feels like a proper mouthful of port and leads to a finish that just keeps on giving. I have drunk perhaps more G70 than any other single bottle of port, and am amazed by the consistency of this port. I picked the Fonseca a smidgen ahead of this, though really there was little to choose *****
Re: 1970 Graham
Posted: 22:23 Mon 14 Nov 2011
by Alex Bridgeman
Generous red core, 70% opaque. Sharp nose, with lots of mintiness showing; dusty / dirty - not attractive. Restrained fruity entry with a decent balance of sour / bitter tones. Bitters shown on the aftertaste, which improves with time in the glass. This is too young still. Served blind and guessed to be the Graham. 87/100.