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Obvious suspects gathered in The Bung Hole, theoretically to quality-assure Tom’s new case of 1958 Delaforce, but really for good company and ports.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1958 Delaforce;
• 1958 Royal Oporto;
• 1970 Berry Bros & Rudd (Warre);
• 1970 Croft;
• 1970 Croft Quinta da Roeda;
• 1963 Borges & Irmão;
• Offley crusted, bottled 1965;
• 1985 Quinta do Sibio;
• 1978 Dow Quinta do Bomfim;
• 1979 Dow Quinta do Bomfim;
• 2010 Quinta do Vesuvio;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements.

DB78, I think brought by Rob. Lovely red, 50% opaque. Nose of wet cardboard; taste of wet dog. Undrinkable.

WS1 carries the can for this one!

Generously opened by Wolfgang after the 1979 Bomfim showed up as badly corked. Dow from the late '70s seem to have had a real problem with cork taint - a theory I tested a few days later with another bottle of 1978 Bomfim, which also showed as corked.

TASTING NOTE
Deep red in colour. A hint of corkiness on the nose; bitterness on the palate showing TCA is present at low levels. Not rated. Pop 'n' pour.