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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.

Cork, with image whitened:

DfC80, red, 40% opaque, to red-pink at edge. Nose had stewed fruits, as well as the signature burnt flavours. The taste off: stewed. Still pleasantly drinkable, but not right.

A touch cloudy; baked and burnt on the nose. Bland entry, nothing but some burnt charcoal flavours, very light fruit. Heat and licorice on the finish. A poor port. 80/100.

Similar colour to the 1980. Reddish centre fading slightly on edge. Some mint on nose. Then huge amounts of tobacco. Perhaps some smokey chicory, too. In the mouth, some sugar initially, then cherries on the mid-palate. Aftertaste is smokey and long. Very nice.