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On Tuesday 8th November 2011, in The Steak Exchange EC2A 2EH, friends gathered to note the return to London of jdaw1, and the recent birth of his second daughter. The theme was ‟Port With Star Quality”, with appropriately themed placemats.

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• Review of evening as a whole;
• 1994 Cockburn (Pombal);
• 1966 Croft (!√½);
• 1966 Croft (Europa);
• 1963 Graham (Wiggle);
• 1970 Fonseca (Dissection and Dissected);
• 1977 Taylor (Spiral);
• 1982 Churchill (Chequered);
• 1970 Taylor crusted (Concentric);
• 1992 Graham Malvedos (Scattered);
• 1992 Warre Cavadinha (Nestled);
• Planning and arrangements;
• Placemats.

T77, from AHB: dark red, 60% opaque. Whole-palate sweetness, heat on the tongue. Some roughness mid-palate, lots of tannin. Another fine port.

Mature red in colour, 50% opaque. Spicy junipers on the nose, with lovely sweet fruit. Mouthfilling entry, with vigorous tannins. This is a big port with a lovely texture and flavours that are well balanced. Very big aftertaste and a terrific length that is stuffed full of flavours. Fabulous port, really enjoyable. Served blind, this was guessed to be D63, T70, T66, "no idea", "something weird from the early '90s" S70 and D63. 94/100.