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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:

DfC84, the colour noted only as ‟red”. The nose, gentle but pleasant, had raspberry. Taste very clearly of lemon and strawberry. Light, nicely balanced, summer afternoon port.

Pale and evolved; 5% opaque. Unattractive nose, dough and biscuits mixed with sour grapefruit. A touch of faint tannin on the palate, very weak and faded fruit — perhaps some coffee and mandarin. The flavours do grow well on the palate. Lovely and elegant finish that is unexpected given the weak palate presence. 84/100.

Perhaps touch of the 1982. Very, very muted nose. Distant florality. In the mouth, a little sugar, but quite hard work to get anything else.