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A vertical of Delaforce was held in The Bung Hole on Tuesday 24th April 2012.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• Aperitif:
  • 1975 Delaforce;
• Sheet One:
  • 1960 Delaforce;
  • 1963 Delaforce;
  • 1966 Delaforce;
  • 1970 Delaforce;
  • 1974 Delaforce Quinta da Côrte;
  • 1977 Delaforce;
• Sheet Two:
  • 1980 Delaforce Côrte;
  • 1982 Delaforce;
  • 1984 Delaforce Quinta da Côrte;
  • 1985 Delaforce;
  • 1987 Delaforce Quinta da Côrte;
  • 1991 Delaforce Côrte;
• Sheet Three:
  • 1992 Delaforce;
  • 1994 Delaforce;
  • 1997 Delaforce Côrte;
  • 2000 Delaforce;
  • 2003 Delaforce;
  • 2007 Delaforce;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

 

DfC74: thanks go to g-man for acquiring this as part of a mixed lot and saving it for a tasting being arranged in London.

Red-brown, 30% opaque. Weird acidic nose. To taste lots of acidity. Lots early; more later. Later I noted a very smokey bonfire residue. Perhaps twenty years too old?

Light colour, pale centre; 10% opaque. Slightly varnishy nose, although fairly attractive. Thick texture on the palate but very inspid and simple flavours - just the ghost of some fruit and a touch of tobacco. Air releases orange flavours. Heat on the aftertaste, then a long but rather light finish with some pepperiness dominating. 81/100.

Similar colour to the 1960. Loads of eucalyptus on the nose. In the mouth, some simple sugar. Then more eucalyptus with a little orange. Very good Port in an unusual year.