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We gathered in the Bung Hole on Wednesday 2^nd October 2013, mostly because AHB was in town.

Links:

• Review of the evening as a whole;
• 1966 Dow (TLW);
• 1983 Dow (AHB);
• 1963 Croft (JDAW);
• 1967 Sandeman (RAYC #1);
• 1960 Noval (THRA);
• 1970 Graham (KZZM);
• 1970 Dow, Berry Bros & Rudd (AHB?);
• 2007 Capela da Quinta do Vesuvio (RAYC #2);
• Placemats, alas wrongly dated, and parameters by which made;
• Planning and arrangements.

D83, 30% opaque, red. Nose foul. And the same foulness present in the taste. Others claimed to see beauty behind the ugliness, but that doesn’t work for me.

Four samples bottles were sent to Derbyshire.

[url=http://www.theportforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=61721#p61721]Here[/url] DRT wrote:My notes of the four samples:

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Bottle marked "D83":
Similar opacity to "G63" but more red. Lots of VA on the nose. Thick mouthful of horribleness. A flawed wine or a flawed bottle. Yuck!

That's a shame. I had a bottle of this this weekend and it showed quite well.

From a 1/2 bottle purchased at Wine Bid--decanted 8 hours. Blood red with a burnt orange meniscus. The nose offered pepper and stewed rhubarb. Crisp and light, picked up traces of white pepper, and a good finish with grapefruit under tones. Seemed delicate with nice layers. Just a hint of red fruits mid palate. Seems to be in a good place age wise (of course, this is a half bottle).

Tied for WOTN with the 1963 Dows (1985 Dows clearly 4th)--3rd was a 2007 Quinta do Crasto. Across the board all of these showed very well--a simple blessing when they all do.

94 points

Bottle stink that was hard to get past, although I recall drinking most of it by the end of the evening.

Mid red, pale rim; 30% opaque. Rubber on the nose, rather smelly. Smooth entry with a soft texture, then coffee and a bit of burnt rubber on the palate giving a smokey impression with some fragrance coming through on the later palate. A bit of heat then a charcoal tone and a lingering birch sap finish of good length. Not showing as well as would be expected. 84/100. Drunk 02-Oct-13. Decanted 12 hours.

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John M wrote:I had a bottle of this this weekend and it showed quite well.

From a 1/2 bottle purchased at Wine Bid--decanted 8 hours. Blood red with a burnt orange meniscus. The nose offered pepper and stewed rhubarb. Crisp and light, picked up traces of white pepper, and a good finish with grapefruit under tones. Seemed delicate with nice layers. Just a hint of red fruits mid palate. Seems to be in a good place age wise (of course, this is a half bottle).

Tied for WOTN with the 1963 Dows (1985 Dows clearly 4th)--3rd was a 2007 Quinta do Crasto. Across the board all of these showed very well--a simple blessing when they all do.

94 points