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• Review of the evening of 29th March 2012 (The Birthday Boys' Tasting) as a whole;
• Cockburn Special Reserve;
• Fonseca Terra Prima;
• Graham's Finest Reserve;
• Graham's Six Grapes;
• Noval Black;
• Port Society Finest Reserve;
• Ramos Pinto Collector's Reserve;
• Quinta de la Rosa Reserve Ruby;
• 1966 Croft
• 1977 Fonseca;
• 1970 Graham;
• 1965 Malvedos;
• 1959 Niepoort colheita;
• 1963 Rebello Valente;
• 1955 Warre;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

Deep orange in colour, slightly cloudy; perhaps 15% opaque. Some heat and pine needles on the nose, but not much showing. Sweet entry, lots of sweet sugary tones but the fruit is slow to show its cinammon and stewed redcurrant flavours. Quite light and modest on the palate. Dry aftertaste, with lots of bitter raisins and nut skins on the finish. Very dry and very elegant. Served blind this was guessed to be a Warre 1960. 87/100.