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Eleven regulars gathered in a crowded Bung Hole to give Mr Doty a break from Wimbledon, in the form of a 1966 horizontal. It’s a hard life.

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• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1966 Fonseca;
• 1966 Taylor;
• 1966 Croft;
• 1966 Niepoort;
• 1966 Sandeman;
• 1966 Offley;
• 1966 Dow;
• 1966 Graham;
• 1966 Warre (probably);
• 1966 Gould Campbell;
• 1966 Warre;
• 1966 Quinta do Noval;
• Placemats;
• Planning and arrangements;
• 1966 Château Cantenac Brown;
• 1966 Château Langoa Barton.

GC66. Red, 40% opaque. An excellent port. Some structural dryness, in the sense of powerful tannins and acidity. Good size. Lovely. Red fruit, and a hint of coffee early palate. Later, still good.

I gave this points but made few notes, describing only the very soft, smooth mouthfeel and the fresh mintiness. ‘Not as good as Offley’ I wrote, though I gave the Offley no points at the end of the night.

Gould Campbell
Very soft tannins, flavors and aromas of white choc, nutmeg, vanilla, and stewed rasp

Deep brick red, 40% opaque. Dusty sweet raisins on the nose, but very subdued. Thickly textured, concentrated and sweet with plentiful fruit. This initially gives the impression of being simple but develops lovely complexity. Long, fine length but quite sweet. 89/100.