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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:

Df85, dark red, 50% opaque. Nose had tobacco and cedar. Taste sweet, heat late-plate. A different style to the older ports.

A marked change in colour between this relatively dark 1985 and the older vintages shown alongside. Deep red, 50% opaque and still looking a little youthful. A bit smelly on the nose and surprisingly youthful. Youthful, unknitted impact, lots of acidity but surprisingly resolved tannins. The fruit comes through strongly but late on the palate. Surprisingly light overall. 84/100.

Good red middle, fading to pink. Completely clear. Good eucalyptus/spearmint and tobacco on the nose. Perhaps some cut grass. Good fruit in the mouth, though still with that initial hit of sugar. Longish aftertaste. Some rounded tannins on the top of the mouth. Some mint, too. Will be very good in a few more years.