2000 Croft

[jdaw1]

The Bunghole hosted us a second time within a week, this time for vertical of Croft, in the presence of Amanda of Mentzendorff. Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1963 Croft;
• 1966 Croft;
• 1967 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 1970 Croft (magnum);
• 1975 Croft;
• 1977 Croft;
• 1980 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 1982 Croft;
• 1983 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 2000 Croft;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

[jdaw1]

Cr00: dark dark red, 90% opaque. I noted only that it tasted very young.

[DRT]

Spirity nose - lots of tannin and dark fruits - starting to open up. Nice, but not a big 2000 VP.

[Alex Bridgeman]

Deep red, solid magenta with an opaque centre. Rather closed on the nose, slight fresh and sour blackcurrant. Sour impact, hugely acidic - too burning levels! Soft tannins, plenty of fruit but still way out of balance. Hot finish, burning acidity that finally settles to allow a long finish through. This is well into its closed phase - where will it go? Not fair to rate it on this showing.