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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 red with an opaque magenta core. Muted on the nose, but gentle floral and full of hay. Thick in texture with rich blackcurrant fruit , supporting chalky tannins and gentle acidity. Medium bodied and nicely flavoured. Light aftertaste, but a decent finish that grows to a tasty, dry but sticky finish of big volume. Comes across as slightly lighter than a good LBV, and is very attractive. 83/100.