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On Tuesday 18th September 2012 some of the obvious suspects gathered in the Bung Hole, for company and entertainment, and to taste some Ports, including several samples of Sandeman Vau.

Links:

• Review of the evenings as a whole;
• 1997 Sandeman Vau (Stevens Garnier, 37½cl);
• 1997 Sandeman Vau (Oporto Airport, 37½cl);
• 1999 Sandeman Vau (Stevens Garnier, 37½cl);
• 2000 Sandeman Vau (Oddbins, 75cl);
• 2000 Sandeman Vau (Stevens Garnier, 37½cl);
• 2003 Sandeman Vau (Stevens Garnier, 75cl);
• 1992 Dow Quinta do Bomfim;
• 1994 Morgan;
• 1994 Tesco;
• 2003 Sainsbury’s;
• Graham Crusted bottled 2004;
• 1986 Niepoort Colheita bottled 2010;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

SV00: 70% opaque dark red to pink at edge. Dark cherry on nose. Slightly pétillant. Very dry. Indeed, rather closed. later hollowed out. Stevens Garnier has forewarned that the ’00 was in a dumb phase.

Using the new international port-tasting scale ({Excellent, Good, Nice, Tolerable, or Inadequate}), two T’s, and N, an N”“, and N+, and an E.

Quite different to the 75cl bottle from Oddbins.

A half bottle sourced from Stevens Garnier. Deep red, but with a touch of early bricking. Sharp raspberries on the nose. Soft in the mouth, restrained fruit which is rather light but with a good acidity to provide focus, but with the off artificial sweetner tone. Pleasant finish. 86/100. Decanted 3 hours.